Originally Posted by
jcockerham
Some of the problem here is that it is okay to say "We don't fucking know." Everyone is a "done-know-it-all" by my estimation, so that prevents having a nuanced conversation about things in which "I don't know" is sometimes a sufficient answer. Smart people realize this so they play the "better safe than sorry" card, and then get bitched at repeatedly for it because in all honesty what they want to say is "I didn't really know, but you lack the rationality to be okay with that answer." This isn't justification for any of the co-vid measures, but I understand the tough spot public officials are sometimes placed in. The average citizen is woefully lacking in common sense and rationality (no matter their political affiliation or educational attainment).