Kinda glad ppl are pointing out how Gen Z (or maybe just the modern day internet in general) are obsessed with righteousness and moral superiority and can’t think about anything with nuance because they strictly think in black and white
not being able to look at a piece of media inscribed into its historical context and instead analyzing it by comparing it with today's standards is also a sign of media illiteracy btw
The doctor who claimed that vaccines cause autism lost his medical license for faking for the study. But his lies and the damage he did to public health persist long after his paper was pulled. This is why science communication is so difficult; all it takes is one grifter.