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by 1letterunixname 1208 days ago
This isn't a forum for unprofessional, unproven medical advice.
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Let me be the first to state that nothing I have said here is intended as medical advice. [edit: I also specifically called it "family folk wisdom" which is about as clear as anyone can get that it's not scientific medical advice] Like everything else around here, it's just one person's opinion, and no one has leverage to brigade for or against it, which we all appreciate about this board. Just ignore it if it bugs you, or argue the damn thing on its merits, tell me what a fucking idiot I am if that helps; no one's reading this except you and me and like 30 other people, and their minds aren't going to be changed whatever the outcome of our conversation is.

I'd say if you're here to make a point about how to make a point, you're sort of missing the point.

Skip attacking the style and get down to arguing the content. You're thankfully not limited here to 140/280 characters.

Indeed, but it is a forum for sharing possibly useful experiences, and if this works for the author it may work for others and be a net benefit to all. So I'm for it given the trouble stones apparently can cause.
Can you give us a list of the allowed topics so we don't stray?
Ah, we can make analogue ChatGPT.
HN was ahead of the curve on NAC, Ivermectin, and Vitamin D during COVID while the experts screeched in dismay. I’ll take medical advice from the Internet any day, over the experts.
I've seen many actual doctors here.