![]() ![]() The problem is that this same media economy has tended to punish those who are moderate, conventional or equivocal, and reward those who are counterintuitive, contrarian or provocative. We have a whole class of people - myself very much included - whose livelihoods depend on their ability to become at least superficially knowledgeable about the topic of the day. Yet at the same time, this crisis is showing up one of the flaws in our media economy - and especially our social media economy. Gone are the days, if they ever existed, when the government could say “Do this!” and millions of people would line up obediently to obey. Hence the need for ministers, and their scientific advisers, to explain their reasoning - and be open to challenge. It is, of course, entirely understandable and legitimate for people to have an opinion on something that is literally a matter of life and death.
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