Interesting observation about the Covid-19 discussion on twitter: In this thread I never advocated for closing schools (or not). I just discussed the science of the Korean study. Yet it brought out a huge number of trolls attacking me for promoting lockdown.https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1284644413470203909 …
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Only a tiny fraction of people are genuinely keen to explore reality, the rest are busy defending whatever view they hold ignoring evidence to the contrary.
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I disagree. The trolls are the loudest, but a sizeable majority is willing to listen to the science wherever that may lead. Thanks, Dr. Bergstrom for your valuable contributions against the bullshit peddlers.
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How exactly do you define “trolls?” Granted i didn’t read every tweet & I don’t know Twitter’s algorithm but I didn’t read many personal attacks, just a lot of questions.
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Continue your great work!
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RN here..Texas rural area..we have so much health illiteracy. Hard to understand a virus or bacteria..it can't be seen.
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Thank you for helping me make an informed decision about schooling based on emerging data. I follow you and others to educate myself on the science and facts so I can make that decision wisely.
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A fellow scientist (neuroscience) here. I just want to say I really appreciate what you do. Thank you.
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It has also shifted to criticism and outright hate toward teachers who are reluctant to go back to school & be exposed to COVID. Claiming teachers are lazy, selfish, stupid, don’t care about students’ mental health, etc.
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It's not nice to act like everyone pushing back on your take here is a troll. Probably there are some mean trolls here but then you should be clear that you are also facing legitimate criticisms from a scientific perspective. Is
@mugecevik a troll too?https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1284895715467165699 … -
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@WesPegden and another reason why there should be open (to the public and media) scientific debates and discussions, among scientists and other qualified professionals about these matters. So far there have been none and here we are months later ...relying on twitter
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