On “Armchair Epidemiology”
&gt; A viral article implores us to “flatten the curve of armchair epidemiology”—that is, to listen only to authoritive sources like the CDC, not random people spouting on social media.<p>&gt; This was notable to me for being the diametric opposite of the actual lesson of the past two months.<p>So, because some (unspecified, unnamed) experts weren&#x27;t able to predict the future with perfect accuracy, we should give equal credence to &quot;random people&quot; instead?<p>Medical professionals, scientists, and public health experts are still the best available source of knowledge about preventing the growth of this pandemic.<p>Spreading the message that we should ignore epidemiologists is wrong at best and dangerous at worst.