Analysis of Responses to Certain Reasonable Positions and Flaws in Decision-Making During the Pandemic

The chapter analyzes smart individuals avoiding certain positions due to their association with perceived unintelligence, focusing on the stigmatization of reasonable positions such as lockdowns and their societal consequences versus the impact of the virus. It delves into flaws in decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing commercial flight restrictions, delayed responses, skepticism towards vaccines, and missed opportunities for trials and information gathering, highlighting a lack of convincing evidence and inefficient governance authorities.