Why experts are terrified of a human-made pandemic and what we can do to stop it

Re:Why experts are terrified of a human-made pandemic and wh... by Gravyness on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @11:49AM (#30920513)

I find it funny that things like this are still controversial. And people keep censoring each other on the internet in _every_ place. It's like it's illegal to be wrong because you could influence others to be wrong too and that is dangerous.

What better way to make paranoid people more paranoid than to censor what they say? It sure worked for flat earthers but at least they could test their theories at home.

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Re:Why experts are terrified of a human-made pandemic and wh... by dudeDDRrulez on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @02:07PM (#30922638)

Except no one censored flat earthers. Just the opposite, attention was brought to those views and they were ridiculed. Go search YouTube for “flat earth proven” to see how censored they are. Note how many results and how many appear on each side of the debate pro vs against. Now search for an actual censored topic, “covid vaccine graphene oxide” and compare the differences. Note how few results and how many fact checks appear.

The general consensus in the conspiracy community is that Flat Earth is a silly idea which most members have debunked personally. The only reason it is brought up at all is to attempt to be linked to that group and make conspiracy theorists seem crazy/stupid/unhinged. Example: “Oh you believe the lab leak theory? I bet you believe flat earth too! yuk yuk”. Another similar example is QAnon. QAnon believers are more ridiculed in conspiracy circles than they are in the general public.

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Re:Why experts are terrified of a human-made pandemic and wh... by giantg2 on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @04:08PM (#30924312)

The earth's surface is over 70% water. That water is mostly uncarbonated.

That makes the earth flat.

Dad joke for the day.

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Re:Why experts are terrified of a human-made pandemic and wh... by Gravyness on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @05:01AM (#30929972)

Yeah, I guess you are right, my example was bad, I should probably mention some sensitive conspiracy thing like pizza gate or something equally odd.

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