54-Year-Old Facebook User Wins Nobel Prize For Own Extensive Internet Research Into Dangers Of Covid Vaccine : theonion

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemdro.id 76 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I didn't eat this onion, but I put it in my mouth for a minute lol

[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Hahahaha You did better than I did!

[–] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago

[–] railsdev@programming.dev 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Totally unrelated: why do news websites (and The Onion) write “Covid” instead of COVID or COVID-19? I thought it was an acronym.

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's not really an acronym, just an abbreviation. "Coronavirus disease" is only two words. You could write CoviD I guess, but that looks dumb.

I'd think that it isn't a proper noun and shouldn't be capitalized at all, but maybe that's why they're the professionals and I'm just some guy on the internet.

[–] incogtino@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 years ago

Somehow an attempt to be correct ends up looking like mockery

"I have Covid"

SpongeBob with hands on hips: "I hAvE CoViD"

[–] railsdev@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

You’re right but I still don’t like it. Though I think it would be like CoViD (which looks dumb too).

[–] duckington@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

It’s one of those things where it has become a word in and of itself because so many people use it that way

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

IRL though, the people who say "do your own research" are actually less likely to do their own research.

[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago

"Do your own research" is just code for "I don't have a valid source and I don't feel like looking for one so you do it."

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

Damn straight. I was attracted to the ideas of the Skeptic community when I was a teen. And as this all unraveled and better, more informative, and equally entertaining leftists got me hooked - I've learned to patch up these bad behaviors. Now if I want to make a point, I'll link to a source that echoes that point. Now I can still be wrong, but if I am then the person I'm arguing with has a chance to challenge the rhetoric that has convinced me.

[–] halfempty@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

PARODY

[–] bar1@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Uncle Darren?

[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago

simply marvelous~!

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago

Is that Dave from Gamesack?

[+] Kareemfriesen@infosec.pub -13 points 2 years ago

I am really impressed with this article. I can learn a lot of new and useful knowledge. wordle hint

[+] ihavenopeopleskills@kbin.social -40 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Heart problems are a real risk but they only apply to a slice of the population.

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago

Heart problems are way, WAY more common with covid than with the vaccine.

[–] ohitsbreadley@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Hey, look, it's the guy who won the Nobel prize from the article. Did you only use Facebook for your research, or lemmy too?

[–] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

These types of comments give me faith in society! Or at least in Lemmy! Thank you for writing what I was thinking!

[–] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People skills aren’t the only skills you lack, my friend

[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yall are all downvoting him as if the science did not come out clearly showing the Johnson and Johnson vaccine was causing heart issues for women above 50. Its OK to be critical of facts. Ignoring them makes you damn near as bad as red hats

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What are your thoughts on the fact that it is much safer to get the vaccine than to get Covid?

[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I had the vaccine, the Johnson and Johnson to be precise. Although I got it before we knew these issues and fortunately am not in the at risk demographic. In retrospect I was vaxed, and boosted and still have had covid 3 times. 2 of them were miserable. I think it clearly did fuck all to help me.

[–] zabadoh@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

That's a popular misconception about the vaccines.

They're to keep the infection at a manageable level, i.e. like a regular miserable virus infection, not to stop you from being infected although they do reduce the risk of that too.

Another misconception: "I'm not in the risk demographic". COVID affected people of all ages, just at different percentages of the population.

[–] QuodamoresDei@midwest.social -4 points 2 years ago

Eh, the science is not conclusive.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37724969/

[–] Shave_MyBeever@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Good thing you are loaded up on de-wormer.

[–] 50MYT@aussie.zone 10 points 2 years ago

How many trump gift emails do you get per day?