Media claimed '270 doctors' demanded Spotify take action over Joe Rogan podcasts. Turns out, most aren't medical doctors.

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[–]Cornfed 9 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Of course medical doctors don't know shit for the most part either.

[–]Tiwaking 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Cornfed 3 insightful - 0 fun - an hour ago Of course medical doctors don't know shit for the most part either.

A lot of medical doctors are paid not to know and not to ask questions

[–]iDontShift 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

this

doctors are parrots of medical establishment 'truths' which amount to money making schemes

except for about 5% .. 5.. maybe 10% are actually helped.. but that is pretty much entirely trauma care..

cut off your finger.. they can help

[–]rubberbiscuit 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Even if there was 270 actual doctors who is to say they treat Covid or know anything about public policy pertaining to infectious diseases. Then even if they were "experts" in these areas, Covid policy affects so much more than people's health: economics, freedoms, liberties, children's abilities to learn, groups to meet freely, and so on. Then even given all of that, 270 doctors, even 27,000 doctors, are just a small percentage and easily could be left wing nutjobs. According to MedPageToday, "there are 1,341,682 physicians/medical students/residents/Fellows in the U.S. today -- there are 250,253 AMA members." So you could literally take 10% of the AMA membership - a group that is already at odds very often with the majority of physicians in the US, have them sign a letter, that would be drastically opposed by 90% of doctors in the US, let alone worldwide. This kind of "group letter" is something the media loves to throw out there to get their way yet is always so absolutely meaningless.

[–]Bigs 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Can I interest you in the Great Barrington Declaration..?

https://gbdeclaration.org

[–]rubberbiscuit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The thing is, the Great Barrington Declaration could be as valuable or as worthless as this "letter" to Spotify. But the difference is the GBD is open for all to see, read, agree or disagree with. The "letter" to Spotify has one goal: To silence discussion and dissent. Therefore the GBD is worth our time and energy, the Spotify letter is worth going into the trash.

[–]Bigs 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep.

[–]Bigs 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Now look at the 900,000 who signed the Great Barrington Declaration...

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I added them to s/theshitlist

[–]Trajan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I recall not so long ago young Earth creationists were mocked for their group letter in opposition to evolution as an explanation for species. That the signatories were somewhat short on people with relevant credentials, dentists and engineers being among the most common.this led to operation Steve, a parody letter people named Steve were invited to sign.

So we come full circle. What was mocked when employed by the religious right is now the game plan of the authoritarian left? Sheer fucking hubris, as Admiral Wammen would say.

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Medical doctors like Zakir Naik.