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> "anti-vax" is considered a valid "scientific dissent" Anti-vaxers are against science in general. First, it's part of Russian disinformation campaign: > Thi
by oneshtein 3y ago
> "anti-vax" is considered a valid "scientific dissent"
Anti-vaxers are against science in general. First, it's part of Russian disinformation campaign:
> This week, we also heard that Ukrainian authorities are too stupid to deal with the measles outbreak in their country. The epidemic allegedly threatens not only the lives of children in Ukraine, but also the country’s visa-free regime with the EU. Thus, the disinformers helpfully suggest using Russian-made vaccines. The European and American vaccines, especially those available in Georgia, were reported as unreliable, since they might be manufactured in the infamous Lugar lab (the very same one that brought you the toxic mosquitos). But Georgians, according to pro-Kremlin sources, have even bigger things to worry about, as the UN and its partner organisation are deliberately spreading HIV in the country and planning for Georgian genocide.
See https://euvsdisinfo.eu/fatal-distraction https://euvsdisinfo.eu/fatal-distraction (2019).
However, this disinformation succeed because science is opaque, so general population cannot verify claims, any claims. General public MUST BELIEVE to an authority. We need to make science more accessible to general public, for example, by utilizing AI to explain complex topics in simple enough terms and charts. However, it should not be like «hey, you, stupid, eat this, because you cannot understand what we are doing anyway». It should be accessible form of the same content, not a separate content. Something like: «Hey, AI, I cannot understand this paragraph, formula, or chart, so rewrite it to make it accessible for me (and translate it to my native language)».
- saikia81 3y agostep one stop putting publicly funded studies behind paywalls. Or give journalists more access to the material.