[electromagnetic]

We've got lots of hard proven facts on a lot of topics, like vaccinations. People still don't get their kids vaccinated, and then we get outbreaks where kids die from the measles.

Perception can easily outweigh facts for a lot of people. If we could find a way to trick people into vaccinating their kids we would use it.

The attitude of "they're just stupid people who don't know better" is kind of disgusting when we've got college and university educated people exhibiting the exact same behaviour. Who's dumber? The person that doesn't know better or the person who should know better, because I think it's the latter.

So to all the people who think these are just stupid people. If the US government had exterminated 70 million Americans three decades ago, would you be giving your kids a single vaccine? Or would you expect it to be part of another genocide campaign?

[cperciva]

The attitude of "they're just stupid people who don't know better" is kind of disgusting when we've got college and university educated people exhibiting the exact same behaviour.

I have no trouble saying that college and university educated people who choose to not vaccinate their kids are stupid people.

[m_eiman]

Intelligent and stupid, it's a very dangerous combination.

[palmer_eldritch]

> Perception can easily outweigh facts for a lot of people. If we could find a way to trick people into vaccinating their kids we would use it.

Maybe we should try using vaccine syringes shaped like funny animals?