Flatten the curve

"Flatten the curve" link (Sloganeering)
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A slogan introduced during the Covid 19 pandemic.

Flatten the curve was a slogan, introduced along a "health strategy" (basically closing down the public life), to slow down the spread of Covid-19. {{#subobject: |Has superobject=Flatten the curve |Has objectClass=Quotation |Has author=Heinz Bude|+sep=, |Has text=“[...] to betray secrets again .. we said we have to find a model, to generate compliance, which is a little bit "science-like", and that was this formula "flatten the curve". We talked, how is it possible to convince the people to go along? We told them -this [the model] looks like science right?- if you are disciplined, you can change the curve. There is a visualization of individual changes to one's behavior in a way that it connects to science.” |Is about=Flatten the curve,|+sep=, |Has wikipediaPage= |Has location=|+sep=, |Has publicationDate=February 27, 2024 |Sourced from= |Has sourceDetails="Gesellschaft im Ausnahmezustand - Was lernen wir aus der Coronakrise?", Gesellschaft für Soziologie an der Uni Graz, ca 01:17:02 |Has sourceTitle= |Has sourceName= |Has sourceURL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j5WHi67-go

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“[...] to betray secrets again .. we said we have to find a model, to generate compliance, which is a little bit "science-like", and that was this formula "flatten the curve". We talked, how is it possible to convince the people to go along? We told them -this [the model] looks like science right?- if you are disciplined, you can change the curve. There is a visualization of individual changes to one's behavior in a way that it connects to science.”
Heinz Bude (February 27, 2024) 

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