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[–] 3 points 1 year ago*

They also think they know better than medical professionals.

Bingo.

I mean, people have always been this way to some extent…

But I think a combination of institutional skepticism and the ‘I found this on Facebook!’ phenomenon (or TV, or podcasts, anything) lead a ton of the public to think they know better instead of just nodding along to what some dedicated professional say, compared to decades past.

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