Blake Murdoch
@blakemurdoch.bsky.social
JD, MBA. Canadian health policy academic, bioethicist and science communicator.
Reposted by Blake Murdoch
It's been truly stunning to me the amount of scientists and doctors who think we can just wash our hands of a novel pathogen first encountered 5 years ago. I used to believe these were data-driven experts who put health concerns first. That illusion has been trampled many times over.
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's been truly stunning to me the amount of scientists and doctors who think we can just wash our hands of a novel pathogen first encountered 5 years ago. I used to believe these were data-driven experts who put health concerns first. That illusion has been trampled many times over.
3. They definitely don't want to mask because they want to have brunch, etc and deep down, they care about their convenience more than the lives of other people. They want to engage with the plethora of late stage capitalist pleasure distractions
See also similar behaviour regarding climate change.
See also similar behaviour regarding climate change.
October 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
3. They definitely don't want to mask because they want to have brunch, etc and deep down, they care about their convenience more than the lives of other people. They want to engage with the plethora of late stage capitalist pleasure distractions
See also similar behaviour regarding climate change.
See also similar behaviour regarding climate change.
(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)
October 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM