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RE: A frightened public scares me: How empathy and fear can distort health policy
I really don't like this modern era where everybody needs to have an opinion about every... single.. topic...
What do you, ordinary ignorant guy, think about: GMO, vaccines, pollution, new drugs, animals, plants, space...
Sometimes I miss the "good old days" when you simply obeyed the rules.
I just don't see the benefits of public opinion concerning every aspect of our lives.
This is what the midpoint looks like I'm afraid. I'm assuming you don't want to live at a time where the ruling elite makes all the decision for you, right? Well with that freedom you have come the freedom others have. We now need to take the next step to where we can all update our world views based on the evidence, a step back is not the solution in my opinion. We're getting there, it's just going to be a bit rocky for a few decades that's all.
I actually want to have the elite, elite in the real sense of that word. Elite science, medicine, urban planning, ecology... I want to have the freedom to choose my future wife, to travel, get the desired education, to choose the pathway of my life.
Everything else is not a freedom but a pair of jackals and unnecessary, time-consuming task of making countless decisions I simply not competent to make.
What do I think about powerplants -I don't, I have no clue
Where the bridge should be built and how - I have no idea, don't ask me
Even if I get some calculations, simulations, whatever about the bridge near the nuclear power plant, my decision is very, very easy to form. Give me a single hint - and I will vote for that.
I will certainly not going to examine the problem from all the aspects and make any more informative decision in comparison to the decision of "the elite".
I'm very afraid of "crowd thinking" because during the 90' we have collectively decided to kill each other. It was a brilliant idea. Completely democratic. It was a very rational decision to make at that very moment. 20 years latter - Why we were sooo stupid!?
There were some experts with graphs and calculations, but there were fearmongers who offered free guns. Mmm, free guns, completely logical, because we are going to win in a week or two.
Problem is that evidence in the head of an expert is very different from the evidence in the head of an ignorant.
Yes, I pretty much entirely agree with you here. While people ‘should’ trust experts, they increasingly are not. My aim is trying to find ways to move them around to an evidence based view-point. This takes a lot of patience and compassion for people that hold views that I often find abhorrent.
The requirement is to have a population that is mathematically literate, and I'm afraid that it's not a goal. All the parties, marketing companies... They are all playing on emotions.
I mean, just look at the narrative today. For example: Why Police stops the group X more than average?! Racism! Hate! Inequality!!! No... The answer is math. Simple as that, tested in practice, saves the money, time and lives. But today, it's a taboo.
Coca-Cola is the best refreshment! No, it's not, the solution is way too concentrated :D
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