You can observe first hand how “science” with its tool of technology, a test in this case” create wishful thinking story. Observe the arbitrary establishment of default norm of symptom onset and gauging of early/late in relation to it. /1
https://twitter.com/michaelmina_lab/status/1472024457640394756
In this inflamed imagination symptoms and the supposed “immune response” exist unrelated to the potential pathogen (virus). You are led to believe there is pre-set viral load that is of concern without regard to a host susceptibility. /2
You are led to believe that all symptoms are identical (fever = cough = sneezing). That disease matters only if it presents potential danger to others. Or that a test is an accurate measure of your ability to infect others. /3
The visual graph that accompanies creative science writing reinforces your perception in the legitimate “science” of these imaginings thus sure certainty of its proclamations. /4
You are led to believe there are now two kinds of an acute respiratory illness - one that is not contagious because you are sick of a vaccine that is working or a contagious illness because the virus is making you ill. /5
Mina somersaults into truly bizarro impracticality and advice that will convince sick people that they are ok to roam around sick. It’s a feature, not a bug. There is long standing tradition in the US to share communicable diseases and drive people to the ground at work. /6 
Overall the thread and responses to it is a fine example of early 21st century disassociation between what you feel vs how you imagine your body via testing.
Mina makes voodoo become a respectable practice of reason. /7
Mina makes voodoo become a respectable practice of reason. /7
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