Editing 2300: Everyone's an Epidemiologist
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β | This comic is another comic in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 | + | This comic is another comic in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] related to the {{w|2019β20 coronavirus outbreak|2020 pandemic}} of the {{w|coronavirus}} {{w|SARS-CoV-2}}, which causes {{w|COVID-19}}. |
[[Megan]] complains that the sudden rise in awareness of COVID-19 has led to many people that act as if they are {{w|epidemiologist}}s; i.e. experts on the issue of global policy and the virus's traits, while in fact most are just repeating what they have heard from various news outlets, which [https://thebulletin.org/2020/03/coronavirus-coverage-where-the-media-have-gone-wrong/ do not always get everything right]. She compares the situation to people who are suddenly expert on mountain climbing safety every time a mountaineering disaster hits the news - and uses an analogy of Joseph Beuys' "Everyone is an artist" for saying that. | [[Megan]] complains that the sudden rise in awareness of COVID-19 has led to many people that act as if they are {{w|epidemiologist}}s; i.e. experts on the issue of global policy and the virus's traits, while in fact most are just repeating what they have heard from various news outlets, which [https://thebulletin.org/2020/03/coronavirus-coverage-where-the-media-have-gone-wrong/ do not always get everything right]. She compares the situation to people who are suddenly expert on mountain climbing safety every time a mountaineering disaster hits the news - and uses an analogy of Joseph Beuys' "Everyone is an artist" for saying that. |