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> and have conquered yellow fever, consumption, diabetes, knee failure, glaucoma, smoking related lung cancer, prostate cancer, hookworm, environmental lead poi

> and have conquered yellow fever, consumption, diabetes, knee failure, glaucoma, smoking related lung cancer, prostate cancer, hookworm, environmental lead poisoning, environmental arsenic poisoning, black lung, breast cancer, and syphilis. What's your definition of "conquered"? In the US breast cancer is the most common type of cancer, and together with lung cancers account for ~500k cases each year. 100k of those people will die within 5 years. Now we created new issues to replace the old. Microplastic, PFAS, antibiotic resistance, obesity, etc. And my knees want to have a word with your assessment :).

Qem 1y ago
I also wouldn't count prostate cancer on the "conquered" group, as recent news about the great Scott Adams reminds us.
- aesclepius 1y ago
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  - Qem 1y ago
    He's a flawed human. But his masterpiece, Dilbert, is a gift to humanity. I hope the legacy of his masterpiece will last much longer than that of any BS views he has.
  - leereeves 1y ago
    Wikipedia says DEI seeks to "promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people". That sounds great. If only it actually worked that way instead of being code for favoritism for a few demographic groups, ignoring many other people who are excluded, and actively discriminating against straight white men. Scott Adams is right to challenge it. Edit: Disney exec admits on hidden camera "Certainly, there have been times where, 'there's no way we're hiring a white male for this'" https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/watch-disney-exec-admits-company-openly-discriminates-against-white-males-in-spoken-agreement/ar-BB1oHhaa https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/watch-disney-exec-...
vixen99 1y ago
For anyone who saw the flagged comment: I found this: Scott Adams has questioned the methodology behind the figure of 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust, suggesting it may not be as well-documented as commonly believed. However, he does not outright deny that the Holocaust occurred, stating that "no reasonable person doubts that the Holocaust happened."
- myrion 1y ago
  There's no much difference between the two positions, and the former is very much a lead-in to the latter.
  - shermantanktop 1y ago
    Denial of facts usually starts with reasonable-sounding inquiry into the details, which makes nuanced discussion of data very hard. Asking if the real number was maybe 5.75 million puts you in company with deniers.
- cogman10 1y ago
  He has a lot of weird anti establishment takes. For example, that evolution isn't real [1] I'm not 100% on the reasons. Seems like he simply has a lot of hubris. [1] https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/03/fossils_are_bul.html https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/03/fos...
  - leereeves 1y ago
    > that evolution isn't real That's another misrepresentation. In that link he says "To be fair, there’s still plenty of evidence for evolution." It sounds like he's a skeptic who demands proof of the things we're not supposed to question. That's a good thing. But some people don't like it and misrepresent his words to try to discredit him. Edit: I agree that Adams is not a scientist and doesn't understand how science works. That article gets an F in my book. Nonetheless, suggesting that asking questions is the same as claiming something "isn't real" is, itself, an anti-scientific view. I don't know about fossils, but a lot of current scientific thinking probably is still wrong. We recently had a big scientific revolution when genetic sequencing revealed that much of the thinking at that time was wrong. Also, it's absurd to interpret his comedic exaggerations literally.

Qem 1y ago

I also wouldn't count prostate cancer on the "conquered" group, as recent news about the great Scott Adams reminds us.

aesclepius 1y ago
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- Qem 1y ago
  He's a flawed human. But his masterpiece, Dilbert, is a gift to humanity. I hope the legacy of his masterpiece will last much longer than that of any BS views he has.
- leereeves 1y ago
  Wikipedia says DEI seeks to "promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people". That sounds great. If only it actually worked that way instead of being code for favoritism for a few demographic groups, ignoring many other people who are excluded, and actively discriminating against straight white men. Scott Adams is right to challenge it. Edit: Disney exec admits on hidden camera "Certainly, there have been times where, 'there's no way we're hiring a white male for this'" https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/watch-disney-exec-admits-company-openly-discriminates-against-white-males-in-spoken-agreement/ar-BB1oHhaa https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/watch-disney-exec-...

vixen99 1y ago

For anyone who saw the flagged comment: I found this: Scott Adams has questioned the methodology behind the figure of 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust, suggesting it may not be as well-documented as commonly believed. However, he does not outright deny that the Holocaust occurred, stating that "no reasonable person doubts that the Holocaust happened."

myrion 1y ago
There's no much difference between the two positions, and the former is very much a lead-in to the latter.
- shermantanktop 1y ago
  Denial of facts usually starts with reasonable-sounding inquiry into the details, which makes nuanced discussion of data very hard. Asking if the real number was maybe 5.75 million puts you in company with deniers.
cogman10 1y ago
He has a lot of weird anti establishment takes. For example, that evolution isn't real [1] I'm not 100% on the reasons. Seems like he simply has a lot of hubris. [1] https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/03/fossils_are_bul.html https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/03/fos...
- leereeves 1y ago
  > that evolution isn't real That's another misrepresentation. In that link he says "To be fair, there’s still plenty of evidence for evolution." It sounds like he's a skeptic who demands proof of the things we're not supposed to question. That's a good thing. But some people don't like it and misrepresent his words to try to discredit him. Edit: I agree that Adams is not a scientist and doesn't understand how science works. That article gets an F in my book. Nonetheless, suggesting that asking questions is the same as claiming something "isn't real" is, itself, an anti-scientific view. I don't know about fossils, but a lot of current scientific thinking probably is still wrong. We recently had a big scientific revolution when genetic sequencing revealed that much of the thinking at that time was wrong. Also, it's absurd to interpret his comedic exaggerations literally.