I recently had to block a user on here for spreading harmful disinformation on Covid-19 vaccinations - they claimed that "more people are killed by the vaccine than by guns".
This claim is patently false and easily refuted by looking at the extensive scientific literature on the topic (a sample of which is available here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html).
Which got me thinking: what motivates people to spread this nonsense?
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Most of the anti-vaxxers have been misled by others, and are prone to believing in wacky conspiracy theories. But what's really exasperating is their refusal to make decisions based on hard data and science. They cannot be helped. This is why covid and long covid are now significantly impacting the deniers much more than those who have been vaccinated in the US.
@windinhishair Funny how most of them are exactly like you said, prone to conspiracy theories. The user in question is your run of the mill SW troll, anti-vax, pro-Trump, racist, woman hating, gay hating etc... He believes in all the conspiracies this is common of anti-vaxers at least to a higher degree the rest of us.
@JimboSaturn Unfortunately, believing in conspiracies for someone like that is a way for them to avoid taking responsibility for their lives. If they can blame their problems on someone or something else, they don't have to exercise responsibility.