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The first sentence of the abstract is truly bizarre. It’s like they’re apologizing in advance for insulting the sacred cow: > Vaccination is a cornerstone in f

• loceng 4y ago
  Reminds me of the concept of a "shit sandwich" - where you try to put bad points between two slices of positive points.
• tokinonagare 4y ago
  It's mandatory to get published. "Science" is unquestionable and don't suffer contradiction. Incidentally this is exactly what a few so-called conspiracy theories (aka hypothesis in the old world) predicated a few years ago.
  • moistly 4y ago
    So. Goddamn. Tiring.
• Wyoming23 4y ago
  This isn't bizarre at all, you'll see similar things before discussing any emotionally charged topic. People will preface an argument with "of course pedophiles are bad..." before explaining why the latest anti-encryption law is bad or "of course racism is bad" before explaining why some racial quota system is counterproductive or similar things for pollution, homelessness, drug abuse, war, etc. It's a simple thing to help the reader understand the perspective the author is coming from, especially useful when the author knows they might otherwise be lumped into some category they want to avoid being grouped with.