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minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI can’t remember the name but I think this is some kind of paradox. Like the preventative measures we’re so effective that they created a perception that there was no risk in the first place.
minus-squareMatombo@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoIt’s called the prevention paradox: It’s when an issue is so severe that it is prevented with proactive action, so no real consequenses are felt so people think it wasn’t severe in the first place.
I can’t remember the name but I think this is some kind of paradox.
Like the preventative measures we’re so effective that they created a perception that there was no risk in the first place.
It’s called the prevention paradox: It’s when an issue is so severe that it is prevented with proactive action, so no real consequenses are felt so people think it wasn’t severe in the first place.