There is a disinfo glut; there are also parents on the fence. The way to reach the parents on the fence is not to reply to disinfo, though. That just amplifies it, I'm afraid. People prefer the scarier story. See e.g. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/largest-study-ever-fake-news-mit-twitter/555104/ …
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The polite antivaxxer, though a rare beast, is worth replying to politely. Once the firmness of their position is clear, though, it's best for all concerned to move on, I think. Marie, Ken, Punter, and Rusty Mike are all examples of this in their own way.
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Replying to @dkegel @MarkHoofnagle and
Polite antivaxers, more often than not, are sealioning.http://wondermark.com/1k62/
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Yep. It didn't take long for Corazon to show her colors, and my polite, well-researched answer is probably as far as it'll go.
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That's my experience too.
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(((Dan Kegel))) Retweeted Corazon Fuerte
Oh, looks like she's friends with a climate change denier. Can't say that's a surprise.https://twitter.com/Corazon17Fuerte/status/1087201847226429441 …
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Corazon Fuerte @Corazon17FuerteReplying to @calvinfray451 @ConnectionConsu @NicholasSandmenCalvin helped me greatly with my book, just published. Look at his own book reviews on Amazon & you’ll see he’s no bit player. It’s “Climate Change Reality Check.” I’ll warn you, the book tends to trigger people who believe in CO2 hysteria. My book is on healthcare#RealityCheck3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Crank magnetism. https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crank_magnetism …
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(((Dan Kegel))) Retweeted Corazon Fuerte
And yet she argues with an antivaxxer: https://twitter.com/Corazon17Fuerte/status/1103653059970793473 … Antivax is not a one-size-fits-all label. For now, Corazon seems to feel vaccines work but are not safe. I wonder which way she'll evolve (towards qhole, grifter, or mystic). I guess she's selling a book, so...
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Don’t take anything they’re doing at face value. Antivaxxers will routinely say they believe in vaccines (eg RFK jr, McCarthy) only they want to make them safer (green our vaccines) to appeal to mainstream audiences. Then they go full antivax with the believers.
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Replying to @MarkHoofnagle @dkegel and
Opponents of mandates are for freedom and informed consent. They don't want to forbid vaccines--but you want to forbid choice and gag dissenters
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Nope. You're for misinformed consent in that you pervert the informed consent process by injecting misinformation about vaccine risks; e.g., that they cause autism.
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(((Dan Kegel))) Retweeted David Gorski, MD, PhD
Looks like
@jorient not only thinks vaccines cause autism, but also that co2 emissions don't cause climate change:https://twitter.com/gorskon/status/539173898391015424 …(((Dan Kegel))) added,
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