Covid-19 crisis Do not take extreme measures based on unjustified fear
When I put up this crossing two years ago, I received many negative feedback. They include:
* The crossing will collapse
* The wood will rot
* I have to get approval from the authority.



These feedback were given by people who did not bother to get the facts and carry out a risk evaluation.

They only imagine the worst that could happen and form their opinion on the imaginary risks.

They represent the majority of the views given.

There were a few people who said that the crossing is okay, and if it does get into trouble, I would be able to take corrective actions at that time.

How does this affect the insane ministers?

They took the same approach in dealing with the pandemic. They imagine the worst that could happen and took extreme measures to deal with it. They locked down the economy to a large extent.
The spent over $100 billion of our reserves (i.e. more than $20,000 per citizen - including children). They also destroyed countless livelihoods and businesses.

Although the actual risk turned out to be rather low, they continued with their insane measures.

It is a common habit for most people in Singapore to imagine the worst case scenario and take extreme measures to deal with the exaggerated risk.

This applies to our ministers as well - even though they are supposed to be more intelligent than the average person and has access to more data to make the appropriate decisions.

Tan Kin Lian
 

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