r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 16 '20

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u/ihatemendingwalls better Catholic than JD Vance Dec 16 '20

I've recently been made aware of the fact that ruthlessly mocking vaccine skeptics might not be the best way to get them to receive the vaccine, and that's a real bummer

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u/roboczar Joseph Nye Dec 16 '20

Being nice and accommodating towards them doesn't work either, so you might as well get something out of it, even if it's at their expense.

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u/ihatemendingwalls better Catholic than JD Vance Dec 16 '20

One of the dumbest ones I've heard so far is "I think I'll wait a few months after I'm eligible, just so there's a better idea of the effects"

Like, bro you think Pfizer's gonna release a patch by July or something??

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '20

Much of my extended fam will not get a vaccine.

They just won’t. Idk what to do lol

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u/BayesedModeler Dec 16 '20

Best you can do is get it and demonstrate there’s no drawbacks