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antonvs | 3 days ago

I did notice that, but as others have pointed out, the rest of the audience is likely more important than the idiosyncratic biases of the OP.

The OP message of "big pharma is lying to us!" is an appealing one for many people. Pointing out that, in fact, there is serious scientific evidence to the contrary on that exact topic is "worth trying".

Otherwise, if we just abandon the concept of rational thought, we end up with people like the current president of the US, the guy in charge of Health and Human Services, and so on. There are, as philosophers put it, "facts of the matter", and we need to keep reminding people of that if we want to even achieve the minimal level of valid response shown in the movie Idiocracy. Currently, the United States is not actually achieving that level.

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ycombinete|2 days ago

Well good on you for having the wherewithal for such an interaction. Keep fighting the good fight.