Abracadaniel [he/him]

epistemology is a big topic and we’re clearly operating on some contradictory premises/priors but I’ll continue to engage in good faith.

I think I’d consider the following as evidence of an event: photos/video, eyewitness testimony, and measurement data; each provided with provenance/traceability through the entire chain of reporting. Each reporting agent’s credibility on the topic plays a role in weighing the evidence.

Finally the believability (another big term) of the claim itself plays a important role in how much evidence is necessary for me to believe it. Here’s where I put on my internet atheist hat and reference the “Sagan Standard”: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof and it’s corollary: a claim asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

Okay but which one is wikipedia aligned with? Could you link to your information? I’m trying to learn.

I’m confused, can you elaborate? The DPRK is North Korea’s name for itself. WPK is its majority party. Are you claiming they’re part of a political international that wikipedia is on good terms with?

The NPR article also has no evidence for an earlier outbreak. They just report what the North’s government stated, and add that the reader shouldn’t believe them.

Sure they share a border with China, but China had COVID pretty well controlled for a significant portion of the pandemic. That combined with the DPRK’s survival strategy of self-reliance make it seem plausible to me that they were clear of it until the vastly more contagious variant became dominant.

So far, there doesn’t seem to be any evidence to the contrary.

Oh good to know, thanks!.

Humanitarian? Or care work maybe?

one of the first to suffer.

It didn’t outbreak until 8 May 2022 according to your source, so they made it until after Omicron evolved.

I’m not OP but this is true for a Railroader.

It’s a big part of why they were near striking recently.

Do you want a pat on the back?

Edit: also fuck off. How about you donate to Canada plus while you’re at it.

Mullvad is good

Newpipe sponsorblock is so good.