“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” Mark Twain.
Absolutely @punkdoc - anyone looking to Clapton or some tw*t on Spotify for their medical info deserves all they get. The problem is that they tie up vital resources in hospitals etc. In the same way that if I want information about plants, I'd come here, or watch a gardening programme or get info from the RHS etc. I wouldn't ask the doctor.
However, it's not quite the same scenario as people making a stand against stupidity and misinformation re Covid, which is what Neil and Joni are doing. It also highlights the problems with social media platforms of all kinds, and the [often] dangerous outcome of rubbish being peddled as fact . Without hurting anyone either.... except their record companies' bottom line.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I think in this context it isn't that the "celebrities" are more knowledgeable on the subject it's that they don't want to promote a site that peddles what they believe is misinformation. The more famous you are, the more people you reach and the greater your words will echo around the world.
Another Mark Twain quote. "A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots"
I walked past a small local cafe today. Rammed full of customers and the door shut.😕
Yes we were in one such cafe this morning. Had egg on toast and a pot of tea. Very nice it was too. We've decided that there's no point being triple jabbed if we remain hostages to this virus.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
The French and the Scots are being so much more sensible about this, than us. Why can't we just keep wearing masks, is it really such an infringement on our civil liberties???
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
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In the same way that if I want information about plants, I'd come here, or watch a gardening programme or get info from the RHS etc. I wouldn't ask the doctor.
However, it's not quite the same scenario as people making a stand against stupidity and misinformation re Covid, which is what Neil and Joni are doing. It also highlights the problems with social media platforms of all kinds, and the [often] dangerous outcome of rubbish being peddled as fact .
Without hurting anyone either.... except their record companies' bottom line.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Another Mark Twain quote. "A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots"
Yes we were in one such cafe this morning. Had egg on toast and a pot of tea. Very nice it was too. We've decided that there's no point being triple jabbed if we remain hostages to this virus.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border