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For the love of god, stop pretending that there aren't large factions within our country that are clearly deeply attached to blatant lies. The following are al
by jgeada 2y ago
For the love of god, stop pretending that there aren't large factions within our country that are clearly deeply attached to blatant lies.
The following are all objective facts, that are disputed because they're inconvenient to some billionaires and the tribes of sheep that follow them:
* Vaccines are not bad for you
* Climate change is real
* Pollution is bad, and some types of pollution are really bad
* Trump lost in 2020
That many many people think the above are just opinions refutes the point that we're not in "post-truth"
- krapp 2y ago> That many many people think the above are just opinions refutes the point that we're not in "post-truth" That's what "post-truth" actually is, though. It doesn't mean objective fact doesn't exist, but it doesn't factor in to the basis of people's subjective reality. Which shouldn't be surprising given how many people believe their lives are controlled by an invisible man in the sky.
- DonHopkins 2y agoThere are actually spectacularly gullible people even here on HN who disbelieve those and many other objective facts, and they reflexively throw infantile temper tantrums when somebody calls them out on it, or even mentions an objective fact in passing. Their entire vile personalities are invested in believing and spreading lies, and they feel personally attacked and lash out when anyone contradicts them with reality.
- readthenotes1 2y ago"vaccines are not bad for you" is better as "Vaccines are not bad for us" since for every vaccine there is some (usually) very small chance that it will actually hurt someone but we as a whole (usually) will be better off.
- Gibbon1 2y agoI think I'm more likely to die in a car accident on the way to CVS to get my flu shot than I am of dying from the flu shot.