• wowwoweowza@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    So… someone went through a great deal of trouble to share this. Why? I’m confused. What is the message and the audience? Is there something I am supposed to do?

    • ghterve@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      One example is anti-vaxxers claiming vaccines are causing the increase in autism. When challenged, one possible response they parrot is “well then what is the cause?”. The message is that there isn’t a cause because there isn’t an increase in the first place

    • Letstakealook@lemm.ee
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      3 hours ago

      The message is correcting a misconception utilizing a concept most people would understand better. It isn’t a call to action, just informational.