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\nInteresting paradox. Do we lockdown and wipe out our economies or let a few 100 million die and keep the economies going
\nThe Protogoras Paradox succinctly captures the paradox of our times!
\nProtagoras Paradox
\nOver 2000 years ago, in Greece, there was a lawyer named Protagoras. A young student, Euthalos, requested to apprentice under him, but was unable to pay the fees. The student struck a deal saying, \u201cI will pay your fee the day I win my first case in the court\u201d. Teacher agreed. When the training was complete and a few years had elapsed without the student paying up, the teacher decided to sue the student in the court of law.
\nThe teacher thought to himself: \u2018If I win the case, as per the law, the student will have to pay me, as the case is about non-payment of dues. And if lose the case, the student will still have to pay me, because he would have won his first case. Either way I will get paid\u2019.
\nThe student\u2019s view was, \u2018If I win the case, I won\u2019t have to pay the teacher, as the case is about my non-payment of fees. And if I lose the case, I don\u2019t have to pay him since I wouldn\u2019t have won my first case yet. Either way I will not pay the teacher.\u2019
\nThis is known as Protagoras Paradox, which ever way you look both have equally convincing arguments, one can go either way in supporting the teacher or the student and would not be wrong.
\nThose in medical practice often come across such situations, either in making a diagnostic or therapeutic decision. One physician can recommend a course of treatment based on scientific evidence and another can recommend a diametrically opposite course again based on medical evidence. Right or wrong, but some merit would exist on both sides. Often the physician himself is having an internal struggle to make a decision about the most appropriate course of action, Protagoras & Euthalos are arguing in his mind, to do this or to do that. The horns of dilemma are tearing him apart.
\nBut what prompted this essay was a tweet by Donald Trump, \u2018hope the cure is not worse than the disease\u2019. I hate to say, but I find some merit in this tweet. In our global attempt to flatten the COVID curve, one hopes that we do not flatten the global economy curve. The question is what\u2019s the best way forward. One group recommends \u2018total lockdown\u2019 to break the transmission chain, based on evidence from China, they managed to control the spread of the virus by ruthless lock down and 3 months later they are showing that disease is controlled in Wuhan. On the other hand, the other school of thought is graded isolation & protection of elderly and very young and those with co-morbidities, let it spread amongst the young and healthy, after all the disease ultimately will be controlled when we achieve \u2018herd immunity\u2019. The medical community is divided in these two groups. To enforce complete lockdown or Graded isolation?
\nTo complicate the issue the epidemiologists have joined the bandwagon with cacophony of statistical analysis. From Rosy to Dooms day predictions. If we don\u2019t do a complete lockdown then a million people will die in 1 year. No say some more like 90 million will die in 1 year. Whose data analysis is correct. Some suggest do nothing, nature will take over in a few months and all will be well, they quote historical data to justify their recommendations. On whose inputs should we base our disaster management strategy.
\nThen come the economists with their doomsday predictions. If this continues till May our medical resources will be overwhelmed, Agriculture will suffer, food shortages will occur, production will come to a standstill. There will be an economic crisis of the proportions that world has not seen ever. So, break this lockdown nonsense and let\u2019s get back to work as usual.
\nWhat will our political masters do. My guess is they will listen to medical experts, epidemiologists & economists. Then they will decide what course of action will ensure their survival, what will get them people\u2019s votes and they will run with that. At present \u2018Lockdown\u201d finds favour with them. Boris in UK had to abandon the recommendations of the medical community about graded response, because the people\u2019s perception became that our Government is not doing enough to protect us citizens. That means revolt against him. So,screw it, lets go with total lockdown if that\u2019s what the people want. Gradually people will get tired of lockdown and demand- let life go on. Then with equally convincing arguments the governments will say the time has now come to lift the blockade, we have controlled the contagion, we have won. Unfortunately, the costs in either case will be huge, both lives and money!
\nIncidentally the Protagoras Paradox has not be resolved till date. Students in Law school still hold mock trial and give arguments on both sides. With out any resolution of the dispute.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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