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On the plus side, we don’t need to worry about spending our lives in an iron lung, smallpox is a non-issue, and in most of the west there isn’t much of a concern about a mother dying giving birth. Hot water can be taken for granted, as can indoor toilets. And central heating. With modern electronics and circuitry you can’t even kill yourself with a toaster in the bathtub since it will trip the central breaker. Every…
Except there’s a trend of slow reversal of the gains you speak of. Polio was diagnosed in an unvaccinated man in upstate NY (2022) [1] The anti vax movement and distrust of science has exploded since social media. > of the west there isn’t much of a concern about a mother dying giving birth. Depends on the state, or country. In the US, legality of abortion is left up to the states due to repeal of Roe v Wade by SCOTU…
distrust of science comes from the fact that something that had nothing to do with Science was called Science and used against people. Mind you that the scientific method is all about debating hypotheses not censoring dissenting voices, which is exactly what happened during the Covid era. Of course distrust will spread.