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introduce a little nuance.

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@lthlnkso This is fair but I think it’s important to acknowledge that it was primarily techbros veering out of their lane. After docs expressed their expected rational skepticism to the scans, techbros started calling them innumerate and replaceable instead of saying well let’s just see

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@xwanyex “It’s not neuroticism” — writes 150 words explaining the emotional, spiritual toll of imagining electrons

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@kelp_feeder Again I’m glad this worked out well for you individually, but recommendations are made on a population level, where more data is not necessarily better and may even be harmful, like when asymptomatic comprehensive screening leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment, on balance.

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@kelp_feeder Good for you. But recommendations are not based on individual anecdotes. It’s not that comprehensive screens *never* catch anything real; it’s that on balance they do not yield a benefit.

Incidentally, USPSTF already recommends diabetes screening in individuals with risk factors

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@jon_stokes It’s not about doctors having access to more patient data; it’s about patients having access to it, freaking out, and seeking out unnecessary invasive follow-up testing.

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@gfodor The equivalent to a whole-body scan would be a blood test for all known tumor markers, which physicians also don’t recommend to asymptomatic patients. Cost is only part of the issue. Overdiagnosis, further unnecessary testing, and overtreatment are real risks.

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@AaronRodgersFTW @avidseries @meequpp I’m really not sure what this is a response to. Of course I acknowledge sex differences. I’m just skeptical that the disgust response to seeing a trans person is truly a matter of their physicality if the disgust is also elicited by seeing cis-passing trans people

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@AaronRodgersFTW @avidseries @meequpp The point of the hypothetical unclockable trans person is that you’d have no reason to wonder about their genitals. But you can also extend the hypothetical and think about an unclockable trans woman who had her penis surgically transformed into an indistinguishable vagina.

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@AaronRodgersFTW @avidseries @meequpp I mean, didn’t seem like it was a particularly hard ask for him. Appreciate your input tho

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@AaronRodgersFTW @avidseries @meequpp I understand it’s multifactorial; I was just confused because the post implies that OP’s disgust is a reaction to trans physicality, but their response above indicates that the disgust also applies to visually indistinguishable ppl, so identity seems to be the underlying issue

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@specialkdelslay Believe it or not many doctors actually care about population health and would advise hypochondriacs + health nuts against needless procedures even if it means losing out on $. #3’s are real but rare; docs may be bad at identifying true #3’s, but likely not as bad as dilettantes

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@MaryBowdenMD Hantavirus does not replicate its genome in the nucleus; it replicates in the cytoplasm of the host cell, as most RNA viruses do

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@xwanyex This is so plainly and completely untrue it’s truly bizarre that someone of your intelligence would say it

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@wanyeburkett Of course fewer negative experiences would be ideal. But the comparison to restaurants and stores seems odd because there are many more restaurant options than transit options. Most people have had >5-6 negative experiences driving, yet they get back on the road

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@zetalyrae Does the term “overthinking” imply a large number of unique thoughts? I feel like people don’t generally view the term in this way

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@DrewPavlou This is the clear evidence?? Yes his passions are clearly focused on the Palestine issue but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t care about another issue, especially if he willingly posts a video of someone supporting that other issue. And “Uighur” is an accepted alternate spelling.

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@DrewPavlou @ArmandDoma Yes because things said by different identity groups are perceived differently! Like black lives matter and white lives matter. Like black empowerment and white empowerment. Like gay pride and straight pride. Majority groups don’t need to build power or fight for acceptance.

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@Mouthy_Infidel Is there a reason to believe that upon correcting for all these discrepancies the US is no longer a leader in standard of living? Is there a more comprehensive dataset you’re aware of?