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Lying increases trust in science, study finds (phys.org)

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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Oh yeah? We've got a lot of anti-vaxxers now, due in part to the lies told during the pandemic. I'm not seeing a lot of trust these days.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

They trust the lies

[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I had actually just started working in nanotech when the pandemic hit, so I had just studied the subject of genetic therapy in quite a bit of detail. I was so disgusted by what I saw during Covid that I left the industry entirely. Student dept be damned, I won't be party to such outrageous dishonesty.