MostBotsAreBad t1_jd8nn3i wrote on March 22, 2023 at 4:58 PM

I remember when I first saw predictions this would happen, back around 1990. Read an article that said "Learn the word arbovirus now, to save time."

It also said that the First World would suddenly make a real effort to find a cure for malaria. Made perfect sense. And then, suddenly, 'altruistically', First World funding for it went into high gear. The funding is good (Bill Gates still hasn't made even, but it's a good start), but the timing's a trifle suspicious.

therealdannyking t1_jd8qw3w wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:18 PM

You find it suspicious that scientific evidence is used to generate policy? Arboviruses have been a topic of concern since the discovery of yellow fever.