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Medical disinformation and crackpot advice is out of control
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:40 am
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:40 am
COVID fricked us so much worse than the millions it killed.
The level of distrust of the medical industry and science is out of control.
The CDC and WHO have only themselves to blame for this with their overreach and confusing instructions during the pandemic.
However, the quacks have used this as an opportunity to promote and indoctrinate people with absolutely batshit ideas.
I can't tell you how many people suggest homeopathic "remedies" to me now when me or one of my kids is sick. Homepathy is complete horseshite. The ingredients are so diluted they do absolutely nothing.
And FB is rife with moms who think their non-verbal autistic kids have mold poisoning or some other boogeyman rather than just accepting their kids have a debilitating mental impairment.
This morning I saw a post about flu going around the schools and the number one liked post was someone telling a mom to not give their kid motril but rub a fricking potato on their foot and put garlic in their socks.
We are so fricked. Whether you believe big pharma and Fauci/Gates, etc., are evil, the alternative quacks are no better.
AI is only going to make it harder to find the truth. The Russian propaganda plan is very effective. Throw so much shite at the wall that no one knows what to believe and just throws their hands up and gives up.
TLDR Health authorities and politicians fricked up the pandemic health response so badly; complete nutjobs have taken over as the authoritative voice in medicine.
The level of distrust of the medical industry and science is out of control.
The CDC and WHO have only themselves to blame for this with their overreach and confusing instructions during the pandemic.
However, the quacks have used this as an opportunity to promote and indoctrinate people with absolutely batshit ideas.
I can't tell you how many people suggest homeopathic "remedies" to me now when me or one of my kids is sick. Homepathy is complete horseshite. The ingredients are so diluted they do absolutely nothing.
And FB is rife with moms who think their non-verbal autistic kids have mold poisoning or some other boogeyman rather than just accepting their kids have a debilitating mental impairment.
This morning I saw a post about flu going around the schools and the number one liked post was someone telling a mom to not give their kid motril but rub a fricking potato on their foot and put garlic in their socks.
We are so fricked. Whether you believe big pharma and Fauci/Gates, etc., are evil, the alternative quacks are no better.
AI is only going to make it harder to find the truth. The Russian propaganda plan is very effective. Throw so much shite at the wall that no one knows what to believe and just throws their hands up and gives up.
TLDR Health authorities and politicians fricked up the pandemic health response so badly; complete nutjobs have taken over as the authoritative voice in medicine.
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Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:42 am to ghost2most
Now that even the NYtimes acknowledges it was a lab leak, how is no one hanging yet for GoF research?
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:43 am to ghost2most
I don't know if putting garlic in your socks cures sickness, but it's actually a great way to conceal carry in case of a vampire attack.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:43 am to ghost2most
quote:
moms
Were the problem before COVID.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:43 am to ghost2most
Even your post is how we are addressing symptoms. I don’t get sick and I’m not depressed because I lead a healthy physical and mental lifestyle.
That’s the shite we need to fix
That’s the shite we need to fix
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:43 am to ghost2most
Really is sad.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:44 am to ghost2most
it's called natural selection.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:46 am to ghost2most
While reform in a lot of those areas are needed, I'm not a fan of the freeze on the NIH. Especially when it comes to things like research and peer review.
I'm afraid we're going to see the pendulum swing too far in an overcorrection.
I'm afraid we're going to see the pendulum swing too far in an overcorrection.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:47 am to ghost2most
Agree with all of the above. Sad
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:47 am to BluegrassBelle
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Especially when it comes to things like research and peer review.
99% of this shite is all so crooked it’s at best useless and at worst harmful
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:47 am to Coon
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it's called natural selection.
Cool. Then no penicillin for you, buddy.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:47 am to ghost2most
Put down your stupid arse social media, go outside and enjoy nature and smoke a bowl.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:49 am to Mingo Was His NameO
No, not 99%.
But there's a huge problem with poor, non-peer reviewed research. Not to mention 2-3% of research papers have plagiarized portions...
But there's a huge problem with poor, non-peer reviewed research. Not to mention 2-3% of research papers have plagiarized portions...
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:49 am to ghost2most
quote:
Medical disinformation and crackpot advice is out of control
Where would you like to get your crackpipe advice then?
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:51 am to ghost2most
It's wild. And a perfect storm.
Our institutions and expert class have lied to us (sometimes for altruistic/explainable reasons, often not) at a time when people (women in particular) are increasingly neurotic and the influencer class has risen to a peak.
The result is a ton of previously normal people being unable to trust experts on significant things, all while fretting about remote possibilities and while an endless contingent of mostly greed-motivated and often unaccomplished personalities sell them on various dangers/solutions/etc.
Our institutions and expert class have lied to us (sometimes for altruistic/explainable reasons, often not) at a time when people (women in particular) are increasingly neurotic and the influencer class has risen to a peak.
The result is a ton of previously normal people being unable to trust experts on significant things, all while fretting about remote possibilities and while an endless contingent of mostly greed-motivated and often unaccomplished personalities sell them on various dangers/solutions/etc.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:51 am to ghost2most
There has to be some blame, put on the doctors in the hospitalists. They are the ones that carried water for the governmental agencies. I understand they were under the gun for their jobs, but damn, the doctors didn’t even stand up for themselves in a private clinic setting with their patients.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:51 am to ghost2most
Completely agree with everything you posted! 
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:54 am to El Segundo Guy
quote:
Medical disinformation and crackpot advice
Like this?
quote:
and smoke a bowl.
This post was edited on 1/27/25 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:54 am to ghost2most
Somebody missed their Ashwaghanda dose this morning.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:55 am to ghost2most
It absolutely is..
Everyone knows this is remedy for hair loss and won't do shite for flu.
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his morning I saw a post about flu going around the schools and the number one liked post was someone telling a mom to not give their kid motril but rub a fricking potato on their foot and put garlic in their socks.
Everyone knows this is remedy for hair loss and won't do shite for flu.
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