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It's a reference to the lack of scientific rigor in this particular study.

throwanem 6y ago
This isn't a study. It's a letter to the editor that includes a case report. It's odd to me that anyone would mistake it for a study, actually, seeing as it says "Letter to the Editor" right at the top and has no gross morphological features in common with a research paper. No one seems to be trying to represent it as something it makes no pretense of being, except for people who seem to want to discount it without any significant consideration. That's an odd correlation to observe, but there is a lot that's odd about how people have reacted to this pandemic, I suppose.
- creaghpatr 6y ago
  >No one seems to be trying to represent it as something it makes no pretense of being, except for people who seem to want to discount it without any significant consideration. You're kidding, right? Anecdotes like this one are dominating the media coverage, especially with regards to 'extended' symptoms of covid.
  - anigbrowl 6y ago
    This is a case report to professionals, and people are discussing it here as such. Invoking 'the media' to refute participants in this discussion is fallacious, because this discussion isn't based on a mainstream media report to begin with.
    - clairity 6y ago
      every day npr trots out doctors and other professionals parroting the (literal) party line stoking continued fear and panic for no benefit to the public, but much benefit to the media itself and their political leanings. being a professional doesn't mean you're immune to propaganda. in fact, a false sense of knowledge and control can lead to greater susceptibility via an elevated sense of self-esteem rather than the humility required to accept and examine wider perspectives openly and critically.
    - creaghpatr 6y ago
      That's right, because the mainstream media report will reference this paper, not the other way around like you are insinuating here. That was, of course, the point of OPs comment: >Covid has been turned into a religion completely lacking any scientific rigour and I feel this paper will be used as a tool to add to the fear.

This isn't a study. It's a letter to the editor that includes a case report. It's odd to me that anyone would mistake it for a study, actually, seeing as it says "Letter to the Editor" right at the top and has no gross morphological features in common with a research paper. No one seems to be trying to represent it as something it makes no pretense of being, except for people who seem to want to discount it without any significant consideration. That's an odd correlation to observe, but there is a lot that's odd about how people have reacted to this pandemic, I suppose.

creaghpatr 6y ago
>No one seems to be trying to represent it as something it makes no pretense of being, except for people who seem to want to discount it without any significant consideration. You're kidding, right? Anecdotes like this one are dominating the media coverage, especially with regards to 'extended' symptoms of covid.
- anigbrowl 6y ago
  This is a case report to professionals, and people are discussing it here as such. Invoking 'the media' to refute participants in this discussion is fallacious, because this discussion isn't based on a mainstream media report to begin with.
  - clairity 6y ago
    every day npr trots out doctors and other professionals parroting the (literal) party line stoking continued fear and panic for no benefit to the public, but much benefit to the media itself and their political leanings. being a professional doesn't mean you're immune to propaganda. in fact, a false sense of knowledge and control can lead to greater susceptibility via an elevated sense of self-esteem rather than the humility required to accept and examine wider perspectives openly and critically.
  - creaghpatr 6y ago
    That's right, because the mainstream media report will reference this paper, not the other way around like you are insinuating here. That was, of course, the point of OPs comment: >Covid has been turned into a religion completely lacking any scientific rigour and I feel this paper will be used as a tool to add to the fear.