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> It's great that this doctor can share his experience but why is he posting this on Reddit? Because doctors are people, and they just wanted to get the experi

by chrsig 5y ago

> It's great that this doctor can share his experience but why is he posting this on Reddit? Because doctors are people, and they just wanted to get the experience off their chest without any personally identifying information being disclosed?

informationally 5y ago
It's possible to send anonymous tips to reporters. It's not hard. All he's doing with this story is farming fake internet points on Reddit. Getting something off his chest is not changing the systemic causes that made the situation he's currently in. If anything, he's actually exasperating the issue by having chosen to take this to Reddit instead of some trusted media outlet.
- Bud 5y ago
  Actually, we already know he's doing more than "farming fake internet points", don't we? Because the story has now been posted here. Exacerbating, btw.
- chrsig 5y ago
  They're not obligated to do any of that, you know. And it's ok that they're not. They didn't frame the post as something that should be bringing about any change. It's literally just a person sharing their story to get a sympathetic ear. Because sometimes humans need that to keep going.
- jacquesc 5y ago
  I've read this same story over and over in the trusted media outlets. Here's one of many: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-08-17/vaccinated-covid-doctor-shot https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-08-17/vaccinated-...
- Jcowell 5y ago
  Why would they want to take it to a media outlet where it has an even greater chance of getting out ? Reddits fits a niche blog like culture that allows the out-letting of emotions. Stuff like this are exactly why blogs even exist in the first place.
- tsol 5y ago
  This story has be reported many times, the Atlantic has a story about medical professionals leaving the profession recently
hirako2000 5y ago
or it's simply a political post in disguise on reddit, like we can find all over forums since the pandemic became so political.
- informationally 5y ago
  Correct, how do we even know this guy is an actual doctor? Maybe he's some insane person that enjoys collecting internet points.
  - rebuilder 5y ago
    We can’t know, but a cursory glance at the user’s post history shows that this isn’t some fly-by troll. They’ve been pretty consistent for a long time.
  - chrsig 5y ago
    You don't. You can either proceed to converse taking that they are on faith (and a consistent comment history over time), or not. You're not going to get satisfying confirmation one way or another. A conversation centered around the identity of the person is much less interesting than a conversation about the contents of their post.
    - mmcgaha 5y ago
      The mention of Q is what makes me think it is fake. My whole family is conservative; I have a German friend who is way out in right field (I love her but she is coo coo for coco pops), and I work with folks who most would consider fringe right. Not a single one of them have ever mentioned Q in a positive manner. As far as I can tell Q is an internet hoax. Yes I know there are people online who say they follow Q, but I just don't know anyone and I only hear about it on the internet.
      - t-writescode 5y ago
        if you read their comment history, you'll see they're a regular on Q stuff, and the subreddit it's on is QanonCasualties, so it's not weird for them to bring up Q at all.

by chrsig 5y ago

informationally 5y ago

It's possible to send anonymous tips to reporters. It's not hard. All he's doing with this story is farming fake internet points on Reddit. Getting something off his chest is not changing the systemic causes that made the situation he's currently in. If anything, he's actually exasperating the issue by having chosen to take this to Reddit instead of some trusted media outlet.

Bud 5y ago
Actually, we already know he's doing more than "farming fake internet points", don't we? Because the story has now been posted here. Exacerbating, btw.
chrsig 5y ago
They're not obligated to do any of that, you know. And it's ok that they're not. They didn't frame the post as something that should be bringing about any change. It's literally just a person sharing their story to get a sympathetic ear. Because sometimes humans need that to keep going.
jacquesc 5y ago
I've read this same story over and over in the trusted media outlets. Here's one of many: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-08-17/vaccinated-covid-doctor-shot https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-08-17/vaccinated-...
Jcowell 5y ago
Why would they want to take it to a media outlet where it has an even greater chance of getting out ? Reddits fits a niche blog like culture that allows the out-letting of emotions. Stuff like this are exactly why blogs even exist in the first place.
tsol 5y ago
This story has be reported many times, the Atlantic has a story about medical professionals leaving the profession recently

hirako2000 5y ago

or it's simply a political post in disguise on reddit, like we can find all over forums since the pandemic became so political.

informationally 5y ago
Correct, how do we even know this guy is an actual doctor? Maybe he's some insane person that enjoys collecting internet points.
- rebuilder 5y ago
  We can’t know, but a cursory glance at the user’s post history shows that this isn’t some fly-by troll. They’ve been pretty consistent for a long time.
- chrsig 5y ago
  You don't. You can either proceed to converse taking that they are on faith (and a consistent comment history over time), or not. You're not going to get satisfying confirmation one way or another. A conversation centered around the identity of the person is much less interesting than a conversation about the contents of their post.
  - mmcgaha 5y ago
    The mention of Q is what makes me think it is fake. My whole family is conservative; I have a German friend who is way out in right field (I love her but she is coo coo for coco pops), and I work with folks who most would consider fringe right. Not a single one of them have ever mentioned Q in a positive manner. As far as I can tell Q is an internet hoax. Yes I know there are people online who say they follow Q, but I just don't know anyone and I only hear about it on the internet.
    - t-writescode 5y ago
      if you read their comment history, you'll see they're a regular on Q stuff, and the subreddit it's on is QanonCasualties, so it's not weird for them to bring up Q at all.