why is there this silly discrepancy in scientific community responses when it comes to precautionary principle?
>climate change
>holy fuck, you guys. sky is falling. we must shut down all industry now or we're all dead.
>new disease
>don't worry, guys, it's probably just like the flu. nothing to worry about. might not even be transmissible human to human. chill. actually you kinda sound racist for even worrying about it.
shouldn't the precautionary principle be the go to for both but especially disease? feels like we kinda don't have our priorities in order and are living in a clown world where the "health" of the planet is more important than our own health.