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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
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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 14

      One of the most annoying denizens of Twitter (to me) is the Twitter nanny who, whenever I quote-Tweet or respond to, for instance, an antivax Tweet in order to refute its misinformation, inevitably shows up in my responses to oh-so-self-righteously scold me for "amplifying" it.

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    2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 14

      Over the years, my impression of such people has developed to this conclusion: The vast majority of them care far more about asserting their intellectual and moral "superiority" than they do about actually slowing or stopping the spread of misinformation on Twitter.

      8 replies 15 retweets 369 likes
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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 14

      It's gotten to the point lately where I'm seriously considering instituting a policy of automatically blocking people who show up in my mentions ONLY to self-righteously scold me for "amplifying" misinformation.

      8:24 AM - 14 Mar 2021
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        1. Adam G‏ @AdamG620 Mar 14
          Replying to @gorskon

          It ceases to be amplification when you tweet a response.

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        2. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle Mar 14
          Replying to @gorskon

          Well especially since backfire effect is no longer clear cut. We know it happens, can not tell when, but probably is related to poorly done debunking. That said, I was wondering if Noor was using you as a foil to advance his antivax cred.

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        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 14
          Replying to @MarkHoofnagle

          I've come to believe that the backfire effect is a hell of a lot more limited and uncommon than has been believed over the last decade.

          2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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        1. CB‏ @pabrocb Mar 14
          Replying to @gorskon

          Block away!

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        2. Cynthia, That’s All‏ @Ab_Synthia2 Mar 14
          Replying to @gorskon

          My block list is vast and grows daily. I don’t owe anyone my aggravation.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 14
          Replying to @Ab_Synthia2

          IKR? Basically, if someone annoys me enough, I'll block them. On days when I'm in a good mood the threshold for blocking might be higher. When I'm in a bad mood, it might be lower. Such is life...

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        1. Anti JD Vance Cat Lady‏ @TurtleZoot Mar 14
          Replying to @gorskon

          Tone policing you too I bet. I get so many attacks for being rude, like that’s far worse than knowingly posting disinformation. I’m lower profile so don’t get it like you do. But it’s a common tactic to distract from the facts.

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        1. Ray  😷ing in Richmond  🤔 😳 👉 🍄‏ @parallaxer Mar 14
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          It's a good strategy for reducing eye rolling.🤷‍♂️

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        2. Emily Deans MD‏Verified account @evolutionarypsy Mar 14
          Replying to @gorskon

          I think in general it amplifies when a gazillion people retweet the ridiculous assertions, but when someone like you who has don’t the difficult and meticulous work of systematically debunking it’s an entirely different story.

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        3. Emily Deans MD‏Verified account @evolutionarypsy Mar 14
          Replying to @evolutionarypsy @gorskon

          (*Done* the work, not don’t the work 👀)

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