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Bobby Van
@TheNotoriousBBV
I have a particular set of skills. Skills that make me a nightmare for MAGA people. Endeavoring to explain the world one meme at a time. Autistic. #VoteBlue🌊
Sep 12, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
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In our lifetime most of us never had to worry about polio or smallpox because our grandparents' generation rolled up their sleeves and got their shots. Today we can't eradicate diseases anymore: Too many refuse to be vaccinated. But there are things we can do. 1/9 → 2/..We can't pin people down and force them to get their shots, and we can't eradicate diseases if some people refuse to be vaccinated. But there are ethical ways for a free society to combat the outbreak of a disease, without violating any valid definition of freedom. 2/9 →
Sep 12, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
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We live in the age of disinformation. The pervasiveness of false information and the role of technology in enabling it are well documented. This thread is about understanding the mindset of people who believe and fall prey to bad information. 1/9 → Photo credit: Andrew Mercer / License: https://creativecommo 2/..A 2018 Pew Research Center study asked people to identify whether a statement is making a factual claim or expressing an opinion. The study found that many people couldn't do this. They were unable to tell facts from opinions. 2/9 →
Aug 18, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
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People who haven't gotten vaccinated against COVID are often thought of as one like-minded group, but they're not. Some are anti-vaxxers who opposed vaccines before COVID. Others had no issue with vaccines until this year. And some just don't know who to believe. 1/8 → Image 2/..The modern anti-vax movement began over 20 years ago, long before COVID. It began with a fraudulent claim that measles vaccines cause autism. The movement grew when social media came along and provided a platform for anti-vaxxers to spread false info about vaccines. 2/8 → Image
Aug 5, 2021 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
They’ll sell a ton of these cards. When people get engulfed by the psychology of tribalism, they hunger for ways to show their membership in the tribe. One way is with symbols or tokens displayed or worn to proudly show one’s belonging to the group. 1/9 →
businessinsider.com/donald-trump-w… 2/..Trump says these personalized cards will be “reserved for President Trump's STRONGEST supporters.” In other words: getting one will probably mean making a campaign donation that exceeds some minimum amount. 2/9 →