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While these parents made a catastrophic decision, remember that they are the only people in the chain who got consequences. Hang all the blame on their head, and you acquit the people who spread and profit from these lies like Andrew Wakefield, RFJ Jr., and the Social Media companies.
Yep. A responsible "social media" would have absolutely squelched that crazy antivaxxer stuff. There are limits to "free" speech.
Zuckerberg essentially said that society has shifted to wanting its own "alternative facts" and so he's just going to let them have it. Truly Orwellian. Jon Oliver did a very... sad... segment on it.
I agree on principal. And i agree with you 100% on your sentiment. In fact i got downvoted and fought pretty hard on lemmy to try and hold judgement on the people affected. (And by pretty hard i mean i said something that people slightly objected to. I did nothing really)
I also have, through local interactions, found that the particular community involved are in complete willful ignorance about this subject.
They dont care.
Seminole isnt far away from me. Local buisinesses here where i am are directly connected. They were traveling there literally this weekend. Ive interacted with the community involved and they say it is a no issue or fake news. Its all coolaid all the way through.
They dont care. Its gods will.
My standards on judgement still hold, but in my experience the evidence at this point is not anything that exonerates any of them in the slightest...
Its all cult mentality. But this time it isnt rfk and trump. Its just hardcore religion and blinders.