I wish people would stop abusing the vaccine adverse effects database, VAERS. All it records is unverified bad things that have happened to people who've had some vaccination or another. There's no proof of any causal connection, just one giant "post hoc, proper hoc" fallacy. The whole database is of low quality, having no checks on data sources or accuracy. The 1 million+ number strains belief. I personally know a few hundred people who've been vaccinated with the COVID vaccines, including my and other kids, and have seen no serious adverse reactions at all. I know there have been some adverse reactions among younger males with the Pfizer.
How effective these vaccines are is another matter. They probably shouldn't be recommended for younger people, under say 30, because the benefit is so marginal, especially vis-a-vis natural immunity (recognized by virtually every other country). What's needed is another round of vaccine development, with something more effective against broader variants. No really effective vaccination has taken less than about 15 years to develop, and COVID mutates enough that a different approach is called for.
As for social media: no, it's not a force for good. I'm still on it for strictly personal use for family, friends, and work. No politics. Without some serious reforms, social media and the Big Tech companies behind it will soon destroy what's left of American institutions, effectively handing over control of them to a small number of aggressively authoritarian personalities, mainly on the left.
I wish people would stop abusing the vaccine adverse effects database, VAERS. All it records is unverified bad things that have happened to people who've had some vaccination or another. There's no proof of any causal connection, just one giant "post hoc, proper hoc" fallacy. The whole database is of low quality, having no checks on data sources or accuracy. The 1 million+ number strains belief. I personally know a few hundred people who've been vaccinated with the COVID vaccines, including my and other kids, and have seen no serious adverse reactions at all. I know there have been some adverse reactions among younger males with the Pfizer.
How effective these vaccines are is another matter. They probably shouldn't be recommended for younger people, under say 30, because the benefit is so marginal, especially vis-a-vis natural immunity (recognized by virtually every other country). What's needed is another round of vaccine development, with something more effective against broader variants. No really effective vaccination has taken less than about 15 years to develop, and COVID mutates enough that a different approach is called for.
As for social media: no, it's not a force for good. I'm still on it for strictly personal use for family, friends, and work. No politics. Without some serious reforms, social media and the Big Tech companies behind it will soon destroy what's left of American institutions, effectively handing over control of them to a small number of aggressively authoritarian personalities, mainly on the left.
Heidegger the Nazi? And his lover/apologist Arendt? What is the point of this thing anyhow? The Scroll is deteriorating..