> When he presented this idea he was rejected by the medical community. His ideas were dismissed and he was harassed. We live in an interesting world don't we.

> When he presented this idea he was rejected by the medical community. His ideas were dismissed and he was harassed. We live in an interesting world don't we. A parallel I always think about is that basketball players who are paid literally millions could improve their freethrow% by using a granny shot [1]. They all know it. They don't care. One thing to remember is that he didn't propose germ theory. He didn't have solid proof of what was wrong and only the observation that hand washing worked. This is shakey ground to get onto because it's how you end up with cargo cult behavior. [1]: https://www.npr.org/2017/05/28/530504774/why-rick-and-canyon-barry-stay-true-to-the-granny-shot https://www.npr.org/2017/05/28/530504774/why-rick-and-canyon...