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Tanya Storm's avatar

I wasted hours of my life, attempting to argue with someone on the Internet yesterday. When will I learn? They were spreading blatant misinformation. I even shared a Fox News article (gasp!) to show them they were spreading lies. They continued to argue, pointing me to some rando’s Facebook post (of just text) as their “source.” I’m not sure how we move forward in a world where people can be this blatantly, willfully, contentedly ignorant.

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Daniel Flora, MD, PharmD's avatar

This article really hits home. As an oncologist, I’ve seen trust in doctors shift. Patients come in with things they’ve heard on podcasts or read online, and instead of a conversation, it sometimes feels like I have to prove why decades of research and experience still matter. I don’t mind questions. Trust should be earned. But it’s tough when confidence in surface-level knowledge outweighs real expertise. Skepticism is healthy when it leads to learning, but too often it just creates more doubt and confusion.

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