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> Yeah, sure, 5G gives you Covid. That was a fun one to unpack the first time... Asking out of curiosity rather than cynicism - did you actually encounter that

by roenxi 3y ago

> Yeah, sure, 5G gives you Covid. That was a fun one to unpack the first time... Asking out of curiosity rather than cynicism - did you actually encounter that one in the wild? Where? I've never met anyone who believed that, despite the remarkable amount of effort that seems to go in to debunking it.

jl6 3y ago
Yes, I have a close relative who is deep into conspiracy theories, and in conversation we skirted around that one. He referenced the idea and then said something like “of course, we are told that can’t possibly be true, although there are some very serious people who do think there might be something to it”. That was his off-ramp as he didn’t want to try to defend it, but he clearly didn’t completely dismiss it. The guy has a PhD from a respectable university.