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It is bizarre tbh. I've had people say "why are they only talking about covid heard damage now, after the vaccines?" But we were all talking about this way bac

by _ea1k 3y ago

It is bizarre tbh. I've had people say "why are they only talking about covid heard damage now, after the vaccines?" But we were all talking about this way back in 2020. People just have strange memories and attention windows.

wolverine876 3y ago
> People just have strange memories and attention windows. Indeed, but IMHO the strangeness is in you (and many others): How do you are you still calling this behavior "strange" - as if it's inexplicable - after seeing it right in front of your nose for years (in many areas, not just covid)? Think of it this way: I can predict when this behavior will occur (though not its precise presentation). So can you. What predicts - what strongly correlates with - this behavior of theirs? \ \ \ \ \ \ (Answer, obscured to prevent accidental reading: xreactionaryxpoliticsx.xthexreactionaryxmovementxfabricatesxwhateverxsuitsxtheirxideologicalxgoalsx;xtruthxandxconsequencesx,xincludingxhumanxlifex,xarexdisregarded.xwhenxthexmovementxturnedxagainstxcoronavirusx(toxbexantiliberal)xixhadxnoxdoubtxwhatxwasxcoming).
- rsynnott 3y ago
  It's probably not surprising that it happens to some extent (like, you get flat earthers and FotLs/SovCits and various other loonies), but more how _common_ it is. It has to be one of this century's most widespread conspiracy theories.
  - wolverine876 3y ago
    I'm not talking about random 'loonies', but a large movement that follows the same playbook every time - probably the most influential social force of the day, electing US presidents and other world leaders, oppressing people worldwide, causing mass social change, etc. They follow the same playbook, with the same rhetorical tactics, every time! Look at the reactionary (sometimes called populist) political messaging in country after country - it's like it's written by the same person. > It has to be one of this century's most widespread conspiracy theories. The same group of people believe all sorts of conspiracy theories.
- _ea1k 3y ago
  You are right about one thing, it isn't strange in the sense that it is unusual. It is in fact nearly universal. Being too dead set in opinions not well supported is always error but only sometimes a problem. IMO, that latter part is a big part of why it can be so difficult to correct.
lamontcg 3y ago
Friend of a friend dropped dead of a blood clot after a "cold" in something like May 2020 when testing was extraordinarily difficult to get. We immediately suspected COVID due to already knowing about the clotting/cardiovascular symptoms of COVID.

by _ea1k 3y ago

wolverine876 3y ago

> People just have strange memories and attention windows. Indeed, but IMHO the strangeness is in you (and many others): How do you are you still calling this behavior "strange" - as if it's inexplicable - after seeing it right in front of your nose for years (in many areas, not just covid)? Think of it this way: I can predict when this behavior will occur (though not its precise presentation). So can you. What predicts - what strongly correlates with - this behavior of theirs? \ \ \ \ \ \ (Answer, obscured to prevent accidental reading: xreactionaryxpoliticsx.xthexreactionaryxmovementxfabricatesxwhateverxsuitsxtheirxideologicalxgoalsx;xtruthxandxconsequencesx,xincludingxhumanxlifex,xarexdisregarded.xwhenxthexmovementxturnedxagainstxcoronavirusx(toxbexantiliberal)xixhadxnoxdoubtxwhatxwasxcoming).

rsynnott 3y ago
It's probably not surprising that it happens to some extent (like, you get flat earthers and FotLs/SovCits and various other loonies), but more how _common_ it is. It has to be one of this century's most widespread conspiracy theories.
- wolverine876 3y ago
  I'm not talking about random 'loonies', but a large movement that follows the same playbook every time - probably the most influential social force of the day, electing US presidents and other world leaders, oppressing people worldwide, causing mass social change, etc. They follow the same playbook, with the same rhetorical tactics, every time! Look at the reactionary (sometimes called populist) political messaging in country after country - it's like it's written by the same person. > It has to be one of this century's most widespread conspiracy theories. The same group of people believe all sorts of conspiracy theories.
_ea1k 3y ago
You are right about one thing, it isn't strange in the sense that it is unusual. It is in fact nearly universal. Being too dead set in opinions not well supported is always error but only sometimes a problem. IMO, that latter part is a big part of why it can be so difficult to correct.

lamontcg 3y ago

Friend of a friend dropped dead of a blood clot after a "cold" in something like May 2020 when testing was extraordinarily difficult to get. We immediately suspected COVID due to already knowing about the clotting/cardiovascular symptoms of COVID.