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by yarg 1222 days ago
> because by the time it's obvious there's a problem it's already spread.

That doesn't quite ring true to me - there's a difference between 'obvious to the public' and 'obvious to the experts'.

The problem is that if you respond to the experts, the problems don't eventuate, and the public goes "well what was all the fuss?".

We saw that with SARS. People were actually criticising the (then competent) WHO for their zealous response.

You get praised for fixing problems; you get shat on for preventing them.

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The politicians are rarely experts. Your last sentence does basically say what I'm saying, though.