The lessons are:
- Many so called experts are rather idiot savants from the ivory tower and they are extremely risk averse. Plus, they produced a cacophony of ambiguous or contradictory advice
- The new religion of science failed us spectacularly. As Socrates reminded us and scientists over 2000 years ago "I neither know nor think that I know". Scientists are famous for frequently ignoring or grossly underestimating human adaptability and ingenuity
- Computer models are terribly unreliable (this phenomenon also contributes to the Global Warming Hoax (a.k.a. climate change). Sometimes obviously sensational model results were not sufficiently questioned!
- Too many politicians have become uncritical servants to these so called experts as if demigods instead of relying more on their common sense and sound skepsis
- Individual liberty suffered severely and was harshly restricted by many governments measures facing a rather harmless virus. Most citizens accepted this without protest. Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. Do we need more evidence?
- There are lies, damned lies, and statistics. This time was no different!
- Western media largely failed to investigate and report the issues as they unfolded
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