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Re:About that Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 trial by cycrutchfield on Monday March 23, 2020 @05:29PM (#22668983)
The HN crowd is not super-rational. For the most part, they are smart people with a contrarian bent, which is very dangerous when combined with topics outside of the area of their expertise. We’ve got a lot of armchair epidemiologists and doctors in these threads.
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Re:About that Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 trial by Smoosh on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @01:25AM (#22672220)
There's also a streak of Yogi Bear libertarianism: "I'm smarter than the average bear!"
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Re:About that Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 trial by cycrutchfield on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @02:44AM (#22672566)
Well, I didn't want to say it, but I'm sure that plays a role as well.
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Re:About that Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 trial by et2o on Monday March 23, 2020 @09:53PM (#22671022)
it's infuriating to read as a healthcare worker
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