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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
sciencebasedmedicine.org
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    David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020

    David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted John Mandrola, MD

    This struck me as nauseatingly self-congratulatory. First, it conflates justified harsh criticism of the administration’s response to #COVID19 with “bashing” the US. Utter BS. 1/https://twitter.com/drjohnm/status/1320465216430288896 …

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    John Mandrola, MDVerified account @drjohnm
    Way to gain followers during the pandemic: bash the US. Promote fear. Consider every #COVID19 case as a stab in the heart. Be certain. Way to lose followers: accept that this is a dastardly difficult pathogen, consider it as just another disease, be uncertain, ask questions
    9:32 PM - 25 Oct 2020
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    • Ursa Major Sue Shilson is fully vaccinated 💌 Kelly Jeff L. 🌱🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👨‍🍳🇹🇼🇺🇸😷💉 Christopher M Hoover, Ph.D. Charlie Brown Libby Cone Randy Huebner CoronaWorldStats
    7 replies 12 retweets 145 likes
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      2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020

        Next, it also implies that epidemiologists, doctors, and scientists on Twitter doing the “bashing” are “spreading fear” with excessive “certainty” while implying his “uncertainty” is superior. 2/

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      3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020

        It’s also a subtle (actually not-so-subtle) ad hominem. He’s implying that those “bashing” the US over its pandemic response and “spreading fear” on Twitter are doing it to gain followers. He’s impugning their motives. This is no different from “They do it for the clicks.” 3/

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      4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020

        Meanwhile, by comparison, he’s not-so-subtly pausing his motives as more pure by comparison because his uncertainty/nuance/“questioning” allegedly loses him followers. 4/

        2 replies 2 retweets 40 likes
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      5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020

        Disappointing. That’s all I can say. Dora he even realize how such a Tweet comes across or realize that it makes him sound even worse than those whom he characterizes as dogmatically certain fear mongering chasers of Twitter followers? 5/

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      6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020

        In fairness, there is a discussion to be had about certainty versus nuance in science communication. This, however, is not a good way to start a productive conversation. 6/

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      7. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020

        Did John just choose poorly whenever it came to expressing himself? I hope so. 7/7

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      1. DaveC-AFGE‏ @DaveAFGE 25 Oct 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        I was just thinking "Doc w/ COVID fatigue." Poor choice of words at the least, thinks for the detailed response.

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      2. Taylor Nichols, MD‏ @tnicholsmd 25 Oct 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        BIG Vinay / Koka vibes here

        2 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
      3. Taylor Nichols, MD‏ @tnicholsmd 25 Oct 2020
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        Oh yes...read his bio. "Medical conservative." Checks out. Definitely cut from the same cloth. Self-proclaimed "medical conservatives" are to medicine as libertarians are to politics.

        2 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
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      1. Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex‏ @SmutClyde 25 Oct 2020
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        Perhaps there are more important issues during a pandemic than whether you gain or lose followers on Twiddle.

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