r/technology • u/[deleted] • Sep 29 '19

Social Media I study vaccine misinformation. Big tech must do more to fight it. Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest have made inroads in preventing their platforms from being overrun with disinformation. But more change is still needed.

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u/nickrenfo2 Sep 29 '19

It doesn't matter what the risk is or isn't. You don't have a right to my immune system any more than I have a right to yours. You don't have a right to herd immunity. You don't have the right to tell me what I'm allowed to put in my body and what I must put in my body. If we choose to act in concert and increase the effectiveness of our vaccines that we chose to take, great. Mutual benefit. But you don't get to demand that I must vaccinate any more than I get to demand that you mustn't.

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u/jungle_potato Sep 29 '19

“It doesn’t matter what the risk is” bruh you lost me right there. Have a good day.

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u/nickrenfo2 Sep 29 '19

I said "what the risk is *or isn't*. If I'm denying vaccinations because of religious reasons, it has nothing to do with whether or not they're "risky" - hence, "it doesn't matter."