‘Viruses mutate to become less deadly over time.’ 🤪
Was this written by a virus? Nope, just an ignorant lazy crank with a vague understanding of basic biology and the confidence of a preacher. 🧐
Was this written by a virus? Nope, just an ignorant lazy crank with a vague understanding of basic biology and the confidence of a preacher. 🧐
https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1470188550943657992
I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised that JP has nurdled down this particular rabbit hole. His understanding of evolution and biology is reliably poor, and teaming up with Weinstein, Shermer and other science larping grifters was inevitable. 🥩 🦞 💰
FYI fact-check: 2016, a new strain of Ebola was discovered, more virulent and more infectious than previous versions
1999: West Nile virus mutates to become more virulent.
2021: subsequent waves of Spanish flu in 1918 were found to be more infectious than earlier waves.
1999: West Nile virus mutates to become more virulent.
2021: subsequent waves of Spanish flu in 1918 were found to be more infectious than earlier waves.
But what does it matter? Millions will see his ignorant proclamation and believe it and the world just got a little bit more stupider, and here we are, eternally beating against the current of turds and that’s just the way it is.
Dr Houldcroft is an actual scientist who specialises in viral evolution.
https://twitter.com/DrCJ_Houldcroft/status/1470309528654729223
And thanks for all your corrections, interpretations or qualifications to what I say above. I will read the ones by people who are virologists, evolutionary geneticists or work in a related field. Thank you for your time.
Boy, I woke up cranky today.
If you want to know the Brett Weinstein story, check out @GurusPod, or this phenomenal review/righteous kill of his arse book by @StuartJRitchie amp.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…
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