I predict that there will be a movie where the characters wear masks and socially distance. It'll be like an artsy indie movie about how we live in a society and you'll watch it because everyone will be sharing their takes and you don't wanna be out of the loop and the movie will be ok.

  • theother2020 [comrade/them, she/her]
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    4 years ago

    There’s a ocean of difference between being an anti-vax weirdo and being cautious.

    Agree, but what happens is anti-vaxxers exploit that window of reasonability to push their agenda and the vax side demands complete party loyalty, or they characterize you as an anti-vaxxer loon

    • OgdenTO [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      This is how I feel about 5g. I don't think the RF levels are high enough to cause cancer or "cook your brain", but being skeptical about a more than doubling of the background RF radiation, in conjunction with some initial studies that show some metabolic disruption with low-rise long term RF at some of the 5G frequencies maybe suggests that we should take a step back and do some additional longer term tests first rather than rush it to market.

      Like, the Covid vaccine I understand there's a benefit to getting it fast. But 5G? Nobody needs that urgently or even at all. Putting people potentially at risk for slightly better video streaming does not really show a good cost/benefit risk ratio to speed it past testing

      • ParodyTheLibs [comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        Where did you read about 5g downsides? Something I haven't researched much and sounds like I should

        • OgdenTO [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          There are a lot of studies, but this is a good and reputable overview of some of the more interesting results ( also check out the references therein, if you want more details). I think it is of note that of the studies they looked at, approximately 80% showed effects from irradiation on the functioning of cells (both in vitro of in vivo) : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6765906/