SCIENTISTS. STOP FUCKING DOING THIS. This is a speculative study that shows something is *possible* It hasn’t been studied in real patients. Why are you releasing this ? Does it serve a purpose? What could the negative impacts be? Basically: STFU until you’re past peer review.https://twitter.com/FinancialTimes/status/1272608830002774016 …
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Replying to @Sorrelish
There's other evidence of neurological symptoms as there has been since January, and this is real work. The bigger issue here is they put this behind a paywall. I think that's crap.
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Replying to @DanielleFong
The practice of press releasing early research in the midst of a public health crisis is an extremely worrying trend. It damages public trust in science at a time when that is dangerous. This study just shows that it can replicate inside cells in a lab, not inside patients.
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Replying to @Sorrelish @DanielleFong
What’s the purpose of releasing that? Who is that for? Because having worked in a press office for a scientific institution, that feels like a headline grabbing exercise.
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Replying to @Sorrelish @DanielleFong
Considering it's the Financial Times, it's 100% just intended to be an attention and money grab.
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Replying to @zepy32 @DanielleFong
It’s not the FT I’m worried about - it’s the comms strategy of institutions who are releasing this stuff. It feels like they are going for short term glory rather than considering the potential impacts and implications.
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Replying to @Sorrelish @zepy32
I agree, but... name one institution that isn't flailing... institutions like stanford are *cutting costs* instead of digging into their endowment to fund people to help fight the pandemic and built the new world caused by it. i agree there's too much focus on short term glory
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Replying to @DanielleFong @zepy32
Is there some new thing where if something is failing you stop holding them accountable? I must have missed that memo
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my argument is that *society* is failing, which means that you have to try new things. it is *especially* failing at communication.
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