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There have been measles outbreaks and other outbreaks of essentially eradicated diseases because of anti-vaxers. They are no longer simply fringe, and they do p
by ssklash 7y ago
There have been measles outbreaks and other outbreaks of essentially eradicated diseases because of anti-vaxers. They are no longer simply fringe, and they do pose a real threat to society. A rejection of science, facts, and reason that can be spread instantly over the Internet resulting in something like the possible compromise of herd immunity to solved diseases is a huge problem. How does society continue if it is not based on facts and reason? One person, sure, no big deal. But who would have guessed a hundred years ago people would seriously consider the earth was flat in the numbers that people seem to today?
- swamp40 7y ago100 years ago, we believed that people were only ignorant because of their lack of available access to information and knowledge. Now, of course, we know better...
- catalogia 7y agoIf you need to jump through so many levels of indirection to explain why a silly daredevil is a threat to society, maybe you should ease the fuck up and stop celebrating the man's death. Mike Hughes' share of the blame for measles outbreaks is immeasurable small and indirect compared to people like Oprah.
- stan_rogers 7y agoThey're the same idiots. I can't stress that strongly enough. Spend some time actually watching what they're doing and learning who they are.