From COVID-19 to climate change, scientists are facing a flood of hate mail, threats and harassment from conspiracy theorists.
From COVID-19 to climate change, scientists are facing a flood of hate mail, threats and harassment from conspiracy theorists.
Personally, it’s been the same as before the pandemic. Loons and goons are always frustrated and paranoid when a public health person reaches out to them. Like, all you gotta say is “I don’t want to share information with you” and I’m like no worries, carry on. But they just need to vent and scream and threaten and exert whatever power they think they have. Sure, other professions have it worse. But I just view as a perk of the job to be everyone’s verbal punching bag.