Hi Matthew, thanks for the clear and thoughtful response. I just want to emphasize first that my team really hoped this bill would pass, with our amendment, but the political process didn’t allow for that. Regardless of our intentions, it’s reasonable for you to still identify harm in the outcome.
All my arguments were laid out in the post—I’d guess we just have different grounding assumptions about, among other things: the importance of preparing to fight future airborne superspreading-driven pathogens, the potential for far-UV to become a cheaper and more accessible consumer product than longer wavelengths, the potential relative impact of far-UV vs alternatives like filtration, the impact that far-UV could have on pathogens in an already reasonably-ventilated room, and the value of investing in far-UV equipped with scrubbers.
Of course, I just said “potential” and “could” a lot above. You’re right that the benefit was uncertain. As I wrote, I had serious concerns during this effort, but we couldn’t avoid acting under uncertainty.
I also want to emphasize that far-UV is in a particularly vulnerable development stage relative to its potential value, but we’re fighting to improve indoor air quality broadly, not just focusing on far-UV. 1Day Sooner’s current IAQ project is more focused on filter implementation.
Hi Matthew, thanks for the clear and thoughtful response. I just want to emphasize first that my team really hoped this bill would pass, with our amendment, but the political process didn’t allow for that. Regardless of our intentions, it’s reasonable for you to still identify harm in the outcome.
All my arguments were laid out in the post—I’d guess we just have different grounding assumptions about, among other things: the importance of preparing to fight future airborne superspreading-driven pathogens, the potential for far-UV to become a cheaper and more accessible consumer product than longer wavelengths, the potential relative impact of far-UV vs alternatives like filtration, the impact that far-UV could have on pathogens in an already reasonably-ventilated room, and the value of investing in far-UV equipped with scrubbers.
Of course, I just said “potential” and “could” a lot above. You’re right that the benefit was uncertain. As I wrote, I had serious concerns during this effort, but we couldn’t avoid acting under uncertainty.
I also want to emphasize that far-UV is in a particularly vulnerable development stage relative to its potential value, but we’re fighting to improve indoor air quality broadly, not just focusing on far-UV. 1Day Sooner’s current IAQ project is more focused on filter implementation.