I'm doing a degree in environmental health and have worked as a director of education across several countries...

I then go onto the internet and post a related comment to be told that I need to "read science" and that I post "disinformation" and am "insane".

It really is ridiculous that nowadays anything that doesn't fit exactly into what someone else wants to believe is automatically "fake news" or against "the science" and that naturally the only stance to have is that you must be an absolute idiot that has never opened a text book to dare to disagree with 1% of what they think on any given day. Such people are never able to explain "the science" they say others haven't read, I often observe.

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PepsiColaP

I don't think most ppl online want to discuss, they rather have their biases confirmed and imposed on others,smth which I have done in the past and maybe still do at times, and understand it's easy to do online. That being said it's not productive ultimately for any parties involved and it's smth I have observed ppl of all beliefs and spectrums do and it's honestly exhausting to even be a witness to. So I abstain from such topics for the most part now as they do not ultimately offer anything positive due to the nature of online discourse being so imposing

Therealsteve · 31-35, M

@PepsiColaP Same :) Years ago I decided I wasn't going to re-add people on social media who push political and "social justice" and instead only associate with people who want the best for me, and I saw the improvement. My stance was, I can't change people's minds, but as I become more successful I can lead by example. But with some people, all they want are handouts from the more productive, intelligent and successful. As soon as said successful person says "here is something you can change in your life to improve yourself", or "you may actually be wrong here because of x" then it's "heh you are against 'the science'", "that's far x", "read a book". It is is so sad. And all of them, all of them have the same mindset of "the average person in disagreement with me are stupid, and people more successful than me that disagree with me are engaged in some oppressive conspiracy".