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raynr | 2 years ago

I was deeply sceptical of LK-99 and simply chose not to comment on it in public on the internet because: (1) confirmation or contradiction will come soon enough, and (2) being sceptical, however measured, usually attracts accusations of being a negative, cynical naysayer, and I don't need that in my life.

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namuol|2 years ago

There’s a way to be skeptical without being “negative” but I definitely get it. People will sometimes latch on to things to the point that their identity is threatened by the possibility that they are wrong. I try to ignore this and just have fun speculating. Science as a spectator sport is a fun idea if we can avoid the drunken hooliganism.

hgsgm|2 years ago

Choosing to not comment is a vote for the status quo. We need your voice of reason and caution.

Toxic positivity is poisoning our culture. We need antidote.