I had not seen that Emily Oster quote before. Mind blowing. It tells the story of pandemic misinformation in one line. She had the unmitigated arrogance to insist that economics left her better prepared to interpret epidemiology than epidemiologists and physicians. I had not seen it stated so clearly before.
Not "refuse to understand" but "are incapable of understanding."
IMO.
I think they absolutely understand but they're being paid to act like they don't.
I had not seen that Emily Oster quote before. Mind blowing. It tells the story of pandemic misinformation in one line. She had the unmitigated arrogance to insist that economics left her better prepared to interpret epidemiology than epidemiologists and physicians. I had not seen it stated so clearly before.