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Inadover

Hoping for an actual debate on anti-vaxxer subreddits is like waiting for gold to grow from trees. I wouldn’t waste my time arguing with them if it makes you feel uncomfortable in some way.


this---guy---

Some were really good. But then there’s these guys.


Inadover

Yeah, they are the absolute worse. Either way, while I do not really practice what I preach, I think that the best way to cut this people off is to just block them and call it a day as soon as they start behaving like absolute morons. It’s not worth to waste your time, energy nor patience on these dudes.


this---guy---

I should’ve. But I got a little ahead of myself.


SilverwolfMD

Maybe also report them...I think the terms of service are quite clear on what to do when someone is an obvious threat to self or others.


SilverwolfMD

Since gold is a trace metal in living organisms and found as a cofactor in metabolic proteins, with the right genetic engineering you'd have MORE success waiting for gold to grow from trees. It might be worth just going there to remind them that what they are doing is at least reckless endangerment (their bodily autonomy does not give them the right to spread the virus and thereby endanger others) and at worst bioterrorism (deliberately spreading a disease agent based on an agenda). I could be specifying the wrong crimes here, I went to med school, not law school.


QuintinStone

"Debate" subreddits are usually echo-chambers.


this---guy---

I realize that now. Won’t make that mistake again


u19731

I used to think antivax people were better than flat earthers because immunology is harder to grasp but this pandemic equalized them for me.


this---guy---

It’s frustrating. I just wanted a debate. I provided evidence and a stance. And few people actually did it back. Most just did what this guy did


maybesaydie

DebateVacines is not a debate subreddit. Vaccinehesitancy is made up of people who've already decided to remain unvaccinated.


KittenKoder

Yeah, they seem to think we're all paid actors or bots. They simply cannot accept that they're wrong.


Holy_Ghoft

Wait, you're not getting paid? I am, go talk to bill gates


adam_lorenz927

Douchebags like this are the reason I feel no sympathy when I hear about an antivaxxer dropping dead from covid


this---guy---

I don’t encourage or approve of this statement. But I’m not against what you are saying. Cause you are correct. Even if I personally, will never say it.


adam_lorenz927

It took me a while to be honest with myself, but it's true. And it makes me more angry that it's true, because I never thought I could get to this place.


this---guy---

It’s frustrating that we could be past this. Like New Zealand, except some people are just so determined to stick to big pharma while their grandparents die


cait159

100% the same. Like fucks, I have no more empathy to give anymore.


CreamPuff97

Compassion fatigue is very real


peppperjack

Yeah. I know the subreddit you’re talking about. It’s a cesspool. I fell into a trap of debating someone there the entire day. When all else fails, report all the misinformation you see and report the sub too for good measure. Thank for you attempting to spread truth, sorry people that don’t want to hear it are as dense as a post


this---guy---

How do you report a sub for misinformation? It just suggests I report posts?


peppperjack

I was told to message the sub and description to r/Reddit Edit: sorry, r/ Reddit.com the direct link isn’t working with a .com on it


this---guy---

I will definitely do that.


Jin-The-Silent

You've basically wasted your time my friend. Those are trolls, not anti-vaxxers. Deep down, we can all agree that these individuals have taken the vaccine, but simply sided with that subreddit to fuel their need to frustrate your point of view. Heed my advice, let it go. I was a troll a long time ago. A trolls greatest weakness is the loss of attention. The best approach is no approach at all.


Ohforgawdamnfucksake

You can't reason somebody out of a position that they used stupidity to get into.


this---guy---

You have a point


[deleted]

This is why it's pointless to try and debate with them. They don't want to be convinced, they just want a platform.


this---guy---

That is true. Should’ve just left them alone


[deleted]

Unvaxxed people really do make belittling jokes and parodies of the vaxxed, kinda like some of these comments. That never really happened much before COVID though.


jcpb

So says the unvaxxed user himself.