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The majority of U.S. adults don't believe the benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the risks, according to a new Mitre-Harris Poll released Tuesday.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The vaccine saved millions of lives, yet people will be cynical despite reality

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I feel like anti-vaccine groups have been around for a good chunk of time, but they certainly seemed to get a boost from the internet.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There has been anti-vaccine groups since the invention of vaccines.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Shit, there were people killing doctors over getting sick since there were doctors. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_riots
(Thankfully most people do take the cholera vaccine when there's an outbreak).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the only boost they would get

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

(☞゚∀゚)☞

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It doesn't help that big corporations promoted 100% hydrogenated Crisco as a healthy alternative to lard or the drug Thalidomide that caused horrible birth defects.
People need to be informed but many are swamped with the task of making a living and constant social "guidance".

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, anti-vaxxers probably know more death among their family and friends making them cynical.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If more of your family and friends are dying why would you avoid the ounce of prevention? That doesn't make sense

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They wouldn't attribute it to the virus but something like 5G radiation. And yes, it doesn't make sense.