Nate Silver

Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@CT_Bergstrom @mattyglesias It's inarguable IMO that "flatten the curve" meant different things to different people, both among experts who were using the phrase and among laypeople who were engaging in good-faith efforts to use it as a slogan to compel *some* action instead of nothing. — PolitiTweet.org

Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@CT_Bergstrom @mattyglesias The plain-language meaning is maybe closer to the sense in which it meant mitigation rather than suppression. But mostly it was just ambiguous. Ambiguity can be useful for getting people on board with a program but can also cause misunderstandings later (see: "Medicare for All"). — PolitiTweet.org