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Increased risk of traffic accidents in subjects with latent toxoplasmosis (2002)

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Re: Increased risk of traffic accidents in subjects with latent toxoplasmosis (2002)

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As interesting as this is, it's kind of got my spidy-sense tingling. How many non-significant outcomes did test and not publish before seeing traffic accidents? The perfect dose-dependence gives more credence (increasing odds ratio at increasing titers), although the sample size is small.

Re: Increased risk of traffic accidents in subjects with latent toxoplasmosis (2002)

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So cat people can’t drive well? We’ve always known this.

I think you're going for a glib lil' fun quip, but that really just sounds like sexism one-step-removed to me. The stereotype of the cat lady, mixed in with the stereotype of women being bad drivers. Unless there's some stereotype about men who like cats I'm not aware of?

Re: Increased risk of traffic accidents in subjects with latent toxoplasmosis (2002)

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post #3

So cat people can’t drive well? We’ve always known this.

I think you're going for a glib lil' fun quip, but that really just sounds like sexism one-step-removed to me. The stereotype of the cat lady, mixed in with the stereotype of women being bad drivers. Unless there's some stereotype about men who like cats I'm not aware of?

Thank god the joke police have arrived to ensure that nobody is entertained inappropriately. Phew, that was a close one.

Re: Increased risk of traffic accidents in subjects with latent toxoplasmosis (2002)

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post #3

So cat people can’t drive well? We’ve always known this.

I think you're going for a glib lil' fun quip, but that really just sounds like sexism one-step-removed to me. The stereotype of the cat lady, mixed in with the stereotype of women being bad drivers. Unless there's some stereotype about men who like cats I'm not aware of?

Sincerely, do you get tired of this train of thought? It’s exhausting for me to attempt to constantly think in this paradigm.

Re: Increased risk of traffic accidents in subjects with latent toxoplasmosis (2002)

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As interesting as this is, it's kind of got my spidy-sense tingling. How many non-significant outcomes did test and not publish before seeing traffic accidents? The perfect dose-dependence gives more credence (increasing odds ratio at increasing titers), although the sample size is small.

Yes, the dose-response is the interesting bit, and strong indication for causation.

Not an expert so don't know how well we understand the mechanism of action, which is crucial.

Re: Increased risk of traffic accidents in subjects with latent toxoplasmosis (2002)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you're going for a glib lil' fun quip, but that really just sounds like sexism one-step-removed to me. The stereotype of the cat lady, mixed in with the stereotype of women being bad drivers. Unless there's some stereotype about men who like cats I'm not aware of?

Sincerely, do you get tired of this train of thought? It’s exhausting for me to attempt to constantly think in this paradigm.

It’s common now for people actively seeking any opportunity to be offended on behalf of someone else.

There must be some odd entertainment factor to it that you and I don’t understand.

I don’t know what it’s like to be so self-certain and absolute that I would take on responsibility of social internet police.

Re: Increased risk of traffic accidents in subjects with latent toxoplasmosis (2002)

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post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you're going for a glib lil' fun quip, but that really just sounds like sexism one-step-removed to me. The stereotype of the cat lady, mixed in with the stereotype of women being bad drivers. Unless there's some stereotype about men who like cats I'm not aware of?

Sincerely, do you get tired of this train of thought? It’s exhausting for me to attempt to constantly think in this paradigm.

Yes it’s exhausting. Once you see the atmospheric misogyny we’re all soaking in, it’s very hard to ignore tho.

See also: https://www.theonion.com/woman-takes-short-half-hour-break-f...

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