>This is the same kind of thinking that has people questioning quarantine protocols (in general, not just this one).
There are competing protocols from different expert sources. Which to trust?
The ones that make a convincing case. See how that works?
Who to believe about Y2K? The engineers who make a convincing case.
(Y2K wasn't nothing, but a huge part of the investment in mitigation was a con. Cables certified where I worked. Every windows95 desktop. Do you believe those engineers who said that was necessary? What about the ones who said, "Yeah probably should check your billing system and interest rate calculations. Airplanes, not so much..." But they usually weren't selling using the fear-frenzy for leverage. Do you remember all that?
There are competing protocols from different expert sources. Which to trust?
The ones that make a convincing case. See how that works?
Who to believe about Y2K? The engineers who make a convincing case.
(Y2K wasn't nothing, but a huge part of the investment in mitigation was a con. Cables certified where I worked. Every windows95 desktop. Do you believe those engineers who said that was necessary? What about the ones who said, "Yeah probably should check your billing system and interest rate calculations. Airplanes, not so much..." But they usually weren't selling using the fear-frenzy for leverage. Do you remember all that?