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Ask HN: What do I say to friends and family freaking out about 5G?

• sverige 7y ago
  Say, "Yes, you're right. It's insane that we're about to add lots of EMR to our immediate daily environment at a huge expense just so Google and Facebook can harvest more of your data faster. Here are some low-tech methods for destroying the device in your neighborhood."
• taylodl 7y ago
  Tell them how effective the Russian troll farms have been. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G#Radiation_fears https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G#Radiation_fears
• gaspoweredcat 7y ago
  tell them they dont understand the tech and they should be more wary of scaremongering from others who dont. there was actually a post on here a few days ago which explained the technicalities pretty well: https://analogmantra.com/will-5g-fry-your-brain-in-its-skull-like-a-mushy-grey-burrito-8fa2f0382668 https://analogmantra.com/will-5g-fry-your-brain-in-its-skull...