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Also, and feel free to downvote... > multiple authoritative sources Gross! Authority is the problem. We need to use our own minds. The very idea that an ad t

Also, and feel free to downvote... > multiple authoritative sources Gross! Authority is the problem. We need to use our own minds. The very idea that an ad tech co is backing an amorphous group of authoritative governmental bodies is repugnant. > And here is Merck, that sells Ivermectin Ivermectin has been out of patent for years--so it is not particularly profitable anyway. The initial claim insinuates that Merck went against its own interest, but there was never much profit to be made from an old and proven safe drug that can be sold by generic manufactures.

gmnash 5y ago
It's impossible to be an expert in every field, particularly those as complicated as medicine. Furthermore, you don't have to rely on authority, I linked to an RCT showing it was ineffective. "Not particularly profitable", which is speculative, is still profitable. I highly doubt any one at Merck is actively working against selling a drug they already manufacture at a profit, but feel free to provide evidence otherwise.
- isoskeles 5y ago
  Can you explain how the RCT is more useful than the meta-analysis that was posted as the OP?
lph 5y ago
> Authority is the problem. We need to use our own minds. No offense, but that depends on the quality of minds. What you've just said is exactly what Q-Anon proponents say, just before they go on to repeat absolutely baseless conspiracy theories they heard about on YouTube.