Comment on Most U.S. adults don't believe benefits of AI outweigh the risks, new survey finds

• Dasnap@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  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.

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  • richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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    • roguetrick@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Shit, there were people killing doctors over getting sick since there were doctors. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_riots

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  • expatriado@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    the only boost they would get

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    • Dasnap@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞

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  • rayyyy@kbin.social ⁨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".

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• GigglyBobble@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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  • huginn@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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    • GigglyBobble@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They wouldn't attribute it to the virus but something like 5G radiation.

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