Trust the Evidence

Trust the Evidence

Further considerations on the agenda to analyse the "failed experiment" of lockdown

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Mar 17, 2024
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The task of framing and developing our initial list and adding the content of your 76 replies was a lot harder than we thought. However, while thinking and conceptually framing so many hypotheses (378), a few aspects stuck as interesting.

Analysing the failed experiment of lockdown

Analysing the failed experiment of lockdown

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March 6, 2024
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First and foremost, objective 6 (To assess the effects of the emergency narrative on….) appeared to be the most all-encompassing presence. Without the emergency narrative, there would have been no justification for any of the other actions and outcomes. The narrative justified the mandates.

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Second, there is some overlap between some objectives, and we have omitted two of the most obvious outcomes. See if you can spot them.

The reason why the spreadsheet is behind a paywall is simple. It provides a blueprint and research agenda to investigate the effects of sundry lockdowns and restrictions.

Uniquely, its content is weighted by your opinions. This is very important as it is moulded not as views of two boffin geezers - that was at the beginning. It has had…

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