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Except that's not exactly true either, depending on how you look at it. At the population-scale, they do prevent infection and transmission, and they prevent it
by epgui 4y ago
Except that's not exactly true either, depending on how you look at it. At the population-scale, they do prevent infection and transmission, and they prevent it very very well.
This particular individual has said many other things during and about the pandemic, and this was part of a much broader line of messaging that was, broadly speaking, both incorrect and harmful.
(I'm a biochemist, and immunology and extracellular vesicles are my areas of expertise. No conflict of interest.)
- kodyo 4y agoAlright we’ll I’m opposed to censorship over pissy word-mincing. He wasn’t wrong.
- junofan 4y agoPeople say dumb and destructive stuff about my area of expertise too. I don’t think they should be silenced.
- epgui 4y agoDoes it spread like wildfire and cause people to lose their lives in a way that could totally be prevented? (What field?)
- junofan 4y agoYep. Finance. Resource allocation has life-or-death impact. Whether your immunology research finds applications, a hospital gets acquired instead of wound down, or an N95 factory gets built can be a few parameters pushed through a model. Parameters dictated by sentiment.
- jsnk 4y agoI think the world could benefit immensely from banning some mainstream publications that ferment hatred, instill unjustified fear, destroy innocent people by labeling them with unspeakable labels. Their narratives for decades have destroyed nations, killed millions of people and locked the entire world down for 2 years. Do I still think they should still be able to have an outlet? Yes, I do. Just like every other publications, individuals and outlets banned by Twitter, FB, and Youtube.
- pessimizer 4y ago> this was part of a much broader line of messaging When you start to do this, you've drifted into censoring people rather than misinformation. You can't censor things that are true for fear that they'll embolden forces that you are against. Well you can, but that's a dictatorship.