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> Speaking out like that put his very life in danger; without exaggeration. Scientists who spoke about the lab leak possibility were receiving death threats at
by feoren 3y ago
> Speaking out like that put his very life in danger; without exaggeration. Scientists who spoke about the lab leak possibility were receiving death threats at the time
People get death threats online for almost anything you can think of. I wouldn't say that he was putting his life on the line. He was also exaggerating the evidence in ways that went beyond pure humor (the word "Coronavirus" is not actually in the name of the building). I'm not saying he was wrong, but I am saying he was not heroic.
- mandmandam 3y agoJon has described the actual backlash he received [0]; and while he didn't mention death threats, he did say the backlash was "“swift, immediate and quite loud". He was accused of being "racist", and of "aligning himself with the alt-right". He got messages like: "Fuck you... I’m done with you... I will never forgive you, you have crossed an unforgivable line." Jon said: "It was like I had put 'Hilary For Prison' on my forehead". ... And all he was saying was, 'this is a possibility, and we shouldn't pretend it isn't'. 0 - https://twitter.com/TheProblem/status/1630307406390390784 https://twitter.com/TheProblem/status/1630307406390390784