As I noted yesterday, all of the doctors who consider themselves immune to groupthink all sound the same to me, as they declared the pandemic over 2 years ago and mocked those who tried to avoid the virus.
It’s easy to think one is immune from groupthink and other cognitive errors, while everyone else is obviously vulnerable to them.
That was the conclusion of this non bestseller.
I mean, this is right. Humility is important in medicine.
Had I declared herd immunity arrived 2 years ago, I’d hope I’d admit my error and try to be a bit more humble moving forward.
Next, Dr. Makary wants you to know he’s not part of the “establishment”, who screwed everything up. They are to blame, and he’s not one of them.
But that’s not true.
Dr. Makary had a HUGE media footprint. He was everywhere telling us the pandemic ended 2 years ago.
Or that variants were nothing to worry about.
He has a large presence here. Many people have seen what seems like advertisements for the virus.
It win again!
Many people heard him declare natural immunity as POWERFUL, though “policymakers” are to scared to celebrate the virus.
He was the advisor to the governor of Virginia and testified before Congress.
This is not someone outsider maverick, but in fact a very influential member of the establishment.
Nearly all of his preferred policies have been in place for a long time.
What about his claim that the “establishment” never talked about obesity and covid, as if the relationship between the two was some huge hidden secret.
Of course, the “establishment” did talk about this.
Next, he says they “indiscriminately” told people to get the vaccine, as if the right answer was obvious in all cases and it would have been a catastrophe were someone to get a potentially unneeded vaccine dose.
Of course more people suffered for lack of a vaccine.
Yes, that plane again.
Many of those who regretted not getting the vaccine are not hear to remind us of that regret.
What would they say if they could do it all over again?
Perhaps the most egregious part of the article was its title.
Dr. Makary is presenting himself as and outsider and the last bastion of those who still care about data, compared to the “establishment.”
And given his track record in that department, I find that a bit unbelievable.
We all need a reminder of this from time to time.
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