To be consistent you would have to argue that we should make even more effort to avoid spreading the idea that airborne diseases like flu have low transmission rates (if true) than the idea that STDs have low transmission rates. Are you advocating a general policy of deliberately misleading people about the risks of various activities in an effort to correct for negative externalities?
Strictly speaking, Wei never claimed anything about what we should do. (Even if everything he said is correct — and it seems obviously so to me — it’s plausible that we’re best off with a policy of authorities never lying about risks, due to unintended consequences, public trust, slippery slopes, &c.)
Strictly speaking, Wei never claimed anything about what we should do. (Even if everything he said is correct — and it seems obviously so to me — it’s plausible that we’re best off with a policy of authorities never lying about risks, due to unintended consequences, public trust, slippery slopes, &c.)