Maybe it's the journalist who wrote the damn thing in the first place and didn't know/care enough to get the facts right
-
-
Replying to @GidMK
Maybe it's the idiot who put out a press release that exaggerated the study on behalf of the researchers
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
Every once in a while it's the researchers who wrote the study in the first place. Point is somewhere, someone fucked up
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
The end result is you reading a terrifying story that barely resembles the truthhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/879151359190155264 …
Health Nerd added,
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
More often than not when you read a news story about the new Big Scary Study you should be afraid of, you are being sold bullshit
1 reply 4 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
The article isn't right. It isn't even wrong. It's just meaningless fluff. Terrifying, meaningless fluffhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/879152646686294016 …
Health Nerd added,
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
But it'll keep you up at night because what if broccoli really IS the key to eternal life and you aren't eating any?https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/879152646686294016 …
Health Nerd added,
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
(As a side note, if there was a key to eternal life do you think the rich would die at all? Not fucking likely)
1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
It's not really anyone's fault you're reading fluff. There's a whole system built around bullshitting youhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/879152958377558016 …
Health Nerd added,
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
No one reads boring articles about everyday science, because who cares if ibuprofen is a tiny little bit worrisome for cardiac patients?
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
We only read the news about the Big Scary Study because that's interesting, it's cool, we can talk about it over coffee in hushed whispers
-
-
Replying to @GidMK
"Did you hear? Fries are going to break into your house and murder you in your sleep!"
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
Or even better: "Stop eating fries Patricia, haven't you heard they cause multiple sclerosis and blindness?"
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.