Comment on Data Submitted by the Italian Civil Defense on COVID19 in Italy, Updated DailyparentComments−dnautics6ySometimes politicians look good for having "done something" because there is no counterfactual to compare against to create accountability.−baq6ybut there is Wuhan before January 23rd and after, so what is it exactly that you have in mind?−jeromegv6yWell China has cut their number of cases so they did something that worked.−dnautics6yThat's a broken window fallacy; how many people have perished because of degradation of infrastructural services? I don't think we'll ever know.
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Sometimes politicians look good for having "done something" because there is no counterfactual to compare against to create accountability.
but there is Wuhan before January 23rd and after, so what is it exactly that you have in mind?
Well China has cut their number of cases so they did something that worked.
That's a broken window fallacy; how many people have perished because of degradation of infrastructural services? I don't think we'll ever know.