The four ways that ex-internet idealists explain where it all went wrong

Re:The four ways that ex-internet idealists explain where it... by nhaehnle on Saturday August 25, 2018 @04:39AM (#17840125)

We have all been part of a massive real world experiment that shows a pretty obvious correlation between the introduction of vaccines and the reduction (and even elimination) of associated diseases.

Saying that a relatively small number of people have done the work to prove the effectiveness of vaccination is really disingenuous.

(Also, there's a pretty big difference between doubting an n=50 sociological study and deciding not to believe the very public historical record of global disease patterns.)

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Re:The four ways that ex-internet idealists explain where it... by sofon on Saturday August 25, 2018 @10:47AM (#17840984)

Do you trust the statistics that show how effective vaccines are and that the downsides are small?

Great! Me too! I wasn't involved directly in that work, but I trust that it hasn't been manipulated.

This is what I mean, I still trust these institutions (in part because I'm part of the technical/scientific community, and understand how it works). Many people appear to have lost trust in these institutions.

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