David Zweig

But then the citation just takes you to another model. And then that model takes it. It was just models for your audience who don't know. This is just a prediction. It's not an actual study. And so I likened it to like Russian dolls where it's just the layers. It just kept opening, but it never ended. And finally, one of them.

But then the citation just takes you to another model. And then that model takes it. It was just models for your audience who don't know. This is just a prediction. It's not an actual study. And so I likened it to like Russian dolls where it's just the layers. It just kept opening, but it never ended. And finally, one of them.

I hear you. And one cannot help but wonder, you know, when you start to see how models are built, you can't help but wonder how that's going to play out for all sorts of things, including that.

I hear you. And one cannot help but wonder, you know, when you start to see how models are built, you can't help but wonder how that's going to play out for all sorts of things, including that.

But finally, after the layer upon layer upon layer, I keep digging down in these citations, trying to find out one of them, because in the model they talked about, it was something like 37% of the transmission was occurring, would occur in school. So they build the model based on these assumptions.

But finally, after the layer upon layer upon layer, I keep digging down in these citations, trying to find out one of them, because in the model they talked about, it was something like 37% of the transmission was occurring, would occur in school. So they build the model based on these assumptions.

So deep in the supplement of one of the, of like, you know, eight layers deep of the citations, deep in the supplement, I see something where they say about the 37% figure, they said, this number was chosen arbitrarily.

So deep in the supplement of one of the, of like, you know, eight layers deep of the citations, deep in the supplement, I see something where they say about the 37% figure, they said, this number was chosen arbitrarily.

like people don't understand this is like one of the many bombshells i have in the book you're saying like people don't as bad six feet six feet six feet was completely completely pulled out of thin air but as bad as people think this may have been and as cynical as we are people do not realize the half of it the fact that the models that the whole response were built upon were in part

like people don't understand this is like one of the many bombshells i have in the book you're saying like people don't as bad six feet six feet six feet was completely completely pulled out of thin air but as bad as people think this may have been and as cynical as we are people do not realize the half of it the fact that the models that the whole response were built upon were in part

based on an arbitrary number. But you have to go deep enough digging into the supplement to find out. So this type of thing just shows the really shaky science. But here's where it gets worse. As bad as those guidebooks were, At least they were made during a sober period of time. They weren't done during an emergency. They had a plan. There was some logic in them.

based on an arbitrary number. But you have to go deep enough digging into the supplement to find out. So this type of thing just shows the really shaky science. But here's where it gets worse. As bad as those guidebooks were, At least they were made during a sober period of time. They weren't done during an emergency. They had a plan. There was some logic in them.

And they even talked about some of the harms that would come from school closures. So they had a lot of problems, but they had a plan. And as bad as they were, we then completely divorced ourselves from the plan. So in some regards, we were two steps deep. First of all, we were following these very dubious plan books to begin with, and then we weren't even following them.

And they even talked about some of the harms that would come from school closures. So they had a lot of problems, but they had a plan. And as bad as they were, we then completely divorced ourselves from the plan. So in some regards, we were two steps deep. First of all, we were following these very dubious plan books to begin with, and then we weren't even following them.

We just went even further off, you know, kind of reaching escape velocity, just where we were never to return. And I observed that very early on. As you noted, the whole plan was, let's just flatten the curve. Let's, you know, let's keep the hospitals from being overwhelmed. It's 15 days to slow the spread. I'm sure you remember the slogan.

We just went even further off, you know, kind of reaching escape velocity, just where we were never to return. And I observed that very early on. As you noted, the whole plan was, let's just flatten the curve. Let's, you know, let's keep the hospitals from being overwhelmed. It's 15 days to slow the spread. I'm sure you remember the slogan.

Well, as you know, what happened after 15 days, they added another 30 days. But do you remember big pushback in the media? I don't. It just sort of happened. It's like the frog in the pot.

Well, as you know, what happened after 15 days, they added another 30 days. But do you remember big pushback in the media? I don't. It just sort of happened. It's like the frog in the pot.

What's that say? I'm sorry. So for me, one of the things that kind of really set me on the path and that alarmed me was just, you know, kind of dovetailing with our point here about you add the 15 days. I live in the New York area. I wasn't knowledgeable about what was happening. So I'm going to go along with what the CDC says.

What's that say? I'm sorry. So for me, one of the things that kind of really set me on the path and that alarmed me was just, you know, kind of dovetailing with our point here about you add the 15 days. I live in the New York area. I wasn't knowledgeable about what was happening. So I'm going to go along with what the CDC says.