• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    The only person who ever basically said that vaccines cause autism was Andrew Wakefield and he was a con artist who was trying to sell his special magic don’t give you autism vaccine, which turned out to be the same stuff as the “autism vaccine” or in some cases saline.

    He had his medical licence revoked. He should have gone to prison.

    Only morons believed him, and only morons continue to believe him.

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        She’s just copying Wakefield, he was the first. Prior to him no one had really raised the possibility because it’s bloody stupid.

        He just fed on parents desire to blame something on their child’s autism diagnosis. But sometimes things just happen.

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        I suspect they mean the only person with any kind of “scientific” presentation, and everything after that has been a game of telephone amongst the anti-vax crowd.

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    they said to “educate yourself”, not “get education from experts and professors”

    checkmate

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        You joke, but I have watched so many YouTube tutorials on unreal engine, Godot, and Blender to learn game development stuff. I wouldn’t say I’m an expert. But I definitely know a lot more than I did a few years ago.

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          I’m going to guess you did more than just watch videos… If you also applied that knowledge in practical work, you did educate yourself on how to use those tools.

          Whatever you made is the validation/grading of your education. IMO that’s a perfectly valid way to get an education, for those kinds of topics. It’s much more risky to grade yourself on abstract knowledge where you can’t directly make something and see if it works or not.

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            So I should start practicing my random medical knowledge from the internet on real subjects! Got it. Thanks!

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      What do actual doctors who have studied for years know?!? My grandad said rub some dirt in it. Sure, my niece died of e-coli, but it wasn’t the rare pork, she just didn’t pray hard enough.

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    But how many years of youtube study? How long has she been writing papers for anonymous society? I think all her medical practice and education shows how really uneducated she is.

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    Oh yeah? Well, how many Youtube videos has this elitist “scientist” published? How many suppliment pills has she sold online? Why should I trust her?

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    NO I MEAN FUNNEL DOWN THE ABSOLUTE FIREHOSE OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES SOCIAL MEDIA FORCED DOWN MY THROAT!!!

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    “Not gonna vaccinate my kids, but I’ll be sure to smoke and drink plenty of alcohol while pregnant.” - These people