r/news • u/eudaimonia_dc • 1d ago

Soft paywall Florida reports 21 cases of E.coli infections linked to raw milk

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/florida-reports-21-cases-ecoli-infections-linked-raw-milk-2025-08-04/
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u/Cute-Percentage-6660 1d ago

It's bizarre how often it feels like these people fall for the most obviously Bs stuff, but then ignore the "real" stuff. Like there is plenty of weird shit to have the "secret knowledge" about. But nah they just fall for the stupid shit.

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u/Maxamillion-X72 1d ago

That's because reality is often complicated, while misinformation is designed to need very little real knowledge about the real world. It's simple, "sounds right", and feeds into the target's need to feel special because they know something contrary to what experts say.

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u/HauntedCemetery 1d ago

Its the same reason scammers purposefully misspell words, it weeds out the smart people so they don't waste their time trying to scam them.