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[–] Ironfist@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That sounds like natural selection is taking care of business.

[–] madeinthebackseat@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We need more natural selection accelerants.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What is this obsession some people have with ivermectin? They don't believe in the moon landings but they think ivermectin has magic powers.

[–] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 6 points 6 days ago

Its an ad campaign to hike up the price and demand for Ivermectin by people invested in its production.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Steve Jobs, an otherwise very intelligent and successful guy, got diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and instead of jumping right on treating it instead let it go and sought out all sorts of "natural" cures. Well it became terminal and he admitted that if he had treated it at the start it was in an early enough stage where he likely would've survived. There is a trait in some smart people to think they are experts on everything.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Tfw you distrust the scientific establishment and take health into your own hands to stick it to the man. But then you realize you're the man.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

Tfw you distrust the scientific establishment

While selling high tech products that depend on decades of scientific advancement to even make them possible.

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

Oh the trait is in dumb people as well, even more so

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

For a soul-crushing perfectionist slave-driver asshole, Jobs had quite a few fluffy New Age beliefs. It always seemed a bit incongruous.

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