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Thanks, but no thanks.

If I've learned anything in the past 2 years it's that sometimes even random information (Twitter shitposters) is better than deliberately misleading fake information (e.g. early-pandemic WHO announcements).

I've much more confidence in myself (and my own ability to evaluate information) than in any member of any government (or any "expert" credentialed by said government).



unfounded confidence in your critical thinking skills is a huge cognitive bias


Yes, but what alternative is there when health institutions are willing to blatantly lie for political reasons?




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