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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Dec 2021

    I say this seriously: I think part of this attitude goes back to wanting to do things that "build character" in a quasi-Calvinist manner, but end up doing so in the manner of Calvin and Hobbes, instead. https://twitter.com/xkcd/status/1473016814615552001 …pic.twitter.com/6LR87j3pVU

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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Dec 2021

        No need to "but natural immunity"... Yes, of course, it is a thing, as it always was, and will increasingly be part of the picture but... Why, why, why would one not want to give one's immune system some solid training before? I'm not interested in a fair fight with the virus.

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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Dec 2021

        Also, what part of immunity generated by the vaccine is artificial? It's my immune system! Feels like the way manufacturers like to claim "no artificial flavors" to mean "no synthetic ones", while adding "natural" molecules (exact same as the synthetic ones!) to flavor things.

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      4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Dec 2021

        "You must be hiding under your table, shivering with anxiety, so afraid of the virus!" No, I feel *more* confident doing things exactly because I don't believe in a fair fight with a virus. I'm on my side! The virus isn't a moral agent. It's *not* getting a wai khru from me.

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      5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Dec 2021

        My SoundCloud is this donation campaign! Support Doctors Without Borders so that people in places like Yemen and Burundi can also fight this virus and other challenges with more defenses on their side. (Donations up to $41K matched! DM to add to match😀).https://events.doctorswithoutborders.org/campaign/zeynepmatch2021 …

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      2. bahvoom‏ @_BVM 24 Dec 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        It’s also people who have fear of needles and want to pretend to be strong

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      3. Jen‏ @jenelaina 24 Dec 2021
        Replying to @_BVM @zeynep

        I hate needles. Sick a lot as a kid and had so much blood drawn they ran out of veins. Just told the military people and pharmacist who gave me the 3 shots I was gonna keep my eyes closed. It was fine. Never saw. You can't tell me you've managed to avoid needles your whole life.

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      2. (((Michael Weiss)))‏ @RotationlSymtry 24 Dec 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        I think the root of this mentality is that catching chickenpox as a kid provides (for most people) lifelong immunity, whereas there is a widespread belief (I think the science is unsettled?) that the chickenpox vaccine will eventually wear off, requiring boosters

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      3. coffee is life‏ @kavavita 24 Dec 2021
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        This mentality is older than the chickenpox vaccine.

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      2. N0LSD  🇵🇸‏ @N0LSD 24 Dec 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        You make a good point, with regard to the quasi-Calvinistic attitude - but I don't think you go nearly far enough, and it highlights a parallel betw. some Christians and some Muslims. It is one matter to say, "Insha'Allah..." and leave the matter in God's hands. It is...(1/n)

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      3. N0LSD  🇵🇸‏ @N0LSD 24 Dec 2021
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        ..it is another matter to say, "Insha'Allah..." and behave in a brazen manner, thereby daring God to contradict one's supplication. One scenario shows humility, while the other does not. If I am about to embark on a journey and I remark, "Insha'Allah I will reach my.. (2/n)

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