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Anyone else find it hilarious that snake bites follow the logic of "expose yourself to just a little deadly poison to gain immunity"?

• jjtheblunt 1y ago
  Why? It's immunologically sensible : let the immune system train antibodies on a non lethal amount of novel protein antigen, like traditional vaccines, and (i bet to your point) in stark contrast with "homeopathy" in some definitions.
  • zamalek 1y ago
    Homeopathy is way more extreme, for what it's worth. The idea is to keep diluting the thing until it's basically chemically absent, with only the "nature" or the juju or whatever it is.
    • Terr_ 1y ago
      Relevant Mitchell & Webb comedy sketch, title translated for Americans as "Homepathic ER". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqWieBlI1bA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqWieBlI1bA
• genman 1y ago
  Their venom is protein based so what can they do?