No self-respecting scientist concluded that either a natural origin or a lab leak were the definitive cause of the pandemic. This is clear if you actually read scientific literature. It’s why phrases akin to “the most supported hypothesis is X” or “the Y theory is unlikely without more supporting evidence” are used. Both hypotheses were and are still possible explanations.

It’s people who get their scientific info from sources like the Telegraph that keep jumping to conclusions. Or people who don’t understand what a section leader at the NIH does, how research grants work, or what gain of function research is. You know, like yourself.

It’s a red flag when I’m making new friends too.

It just screams “I don’t read up on any viewpoints presented to me”

God I would kill for 2 real friends

I know two things. I really like to be right about stuff and if we’re going by the usual tests a majority of people are going to be near average intelligence.

So I’m most likely average and real smug about it.

I’m going door to door trying to gather pledges from all technology subscribers.

Will YOU downvote all Musk posts in this community until people post them in their proper place (c/enoughmuskspam)?

Me freezing my glove in leftover LN2

Oh my god guys he literally tried to overturn a fair election and disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters, and the biggest discussion all these social media twats can have is about his pouty lip and weight.

Who the fuck cares?

Funny…. But I don’t see this as a good use of advertising.

You’re not swaying anyone visiting the site, and may instead be invigorating R voters.

Oh no thanks, with the release of Ahsoka I’m filled up on fantasy for a while

Is every vaguely prominent leader in Russia dumb as rocks? How did he think he’d get away with an attempted coup while leaving the dictator in power?

Did he expect to get points for being bad at a coup?

Are we referring to Musk as a glitch now?

Can we take a moment to appreciate the very real possibility that the Soviet space program of the 50s would have been able to land a lunar probe better than the current Russian program?

(Obligatory /s, space is hard and shit goes wrong sometimes)

We should really have another name other than “think tank” because I’m not convinced there’s a lot of thinking going on here.

Suggestions?

This is an obvious exaggeration, but I can’t help but feel like we’re witnessing a death match between American democracy and the Republican Party.

Good. Here’s hoping for a swift trial.

Seeing this image on my feed is like stumbling on a cave painting

Who is this woman and why is she always right about everything

While I totally agree that climate is a worldwide topic, not sure what you think the options are here…

If the majority of users submit and upvote US based stories, that’s what will appear in the community.

If the majority upvote more global stories, that’s what’ll appear.

The only other option I can think of would be adding a rule prohibiting US stories, but that feels like it’s going too far the other direction, no?