Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

But like “do you ‘need’ a booster” is obviously a fake question. There is no magic risk-reduction line at which boosters cross over from being “unneeded” to “needed” just a question of what policy generates the outcome we want. — PolitiTweet.org

@mattyglesias Or the public health people wanted to limit the availability of boosters to just the people who reall… https://t.co/fRfnvlc4sm

Posted Nov. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

It starts with the drive toward person-first language (a person experiencing homelessness rather than a homeless person) but then in a normal linguistic process the construction expands by analogy to situations like “marginalized community” where the logic doesn’t apply. — PolitiTweet.org

Has anyone ever explained why woke speak tends toward passive constructions, like the shift from "marginalized comm… https://t.co/pPKt1iEBY7

Posted Nov. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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Everything we’ve learned over the past year suggests that US demand for children’s vaccines and boosters will be relatively low, so there is no reason for policymakers to be too worried about “un-needed” vaccinations. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 18, 2021 Hibernated