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> This is exactly the sort of thing that YouTube, Twitter, et al are suppressing I fear that if it had any name except Scott Alexander's attached to it, it wou
by commandlinefan 5y ago
> This is exactly the sort of thing that YouTube, Twitter, et al are suppressing
I fear that if it had any name except Scott Alexander's attached to it, it would have been flagged/dead on here within a few minutes as well.
- ImaCake 5y agoThis is maybe true. But I have seen more than a few dubious COVID articles gain traction on HN. There are several times I have tried to clarify basic statistical points as well. So it’s not a given that it would have been flagged/dead.
- Rastonbury 5y agoIvermectin pushers are such a mysterious group, its a generic drug cheap drug, there is no apparent personal incentives for whoever is pushing it. It seems to be a result of the fractured us vs them conspiratorial types who truly believe they are doing good in the world.