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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 08:01:57 JST Ars Technica

   Anti-pasteurization crowd reaffirms love of raw milk despite bird flu outbreak

   Raw milk fans called warnings "fear mongering," despite 52% fatality rate in humans.

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/anti-pasteurization-crowd-reaffirms-love-of-raw-milk-despite-bird-flu-outbreak/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • 0x575446 (0x575446@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 08:15:12 JST 0x575446

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     @arstechnica "According to McAfee, his customers believe, without evidence, that directly drinking high levels of the avian influenza virus will give them immunity to the deadly pathogen."

     And I'm sure it probably does if you make it past the *52% fatality rate*. 🤡

   • 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🐧 🥦 (methylcobalamin@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 08:27:56 JST 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🐧 🥦

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     @arstechnica

     Darwin in motion.

   • WesDym (wesdym@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 08:36:05 JST WesDym

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     @arstechnica This is how natural selection works. In the context of civilization, adaptation isn't just genetic, but also memetic. Those who make poorer choices than they could are less likely to pass on their genes.

     Let them have their raw milk. We did for them what we could. It's their free choice to die stupid.

   • enoch_exe_inc (enoch_exe_inc@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 10:31:56 JST enoch_exe_inc

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     @arstechnica TIL there are people opposed to the pasteurisation of milk. I can’t imagine why anyone would possibly drink raw milk unless they’re particularly masochistic and enjoy being miserably sick.

   • xs4me2 (xs4me2@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 11:59:53 JST xs4me2

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     @arstechnica

     Dangerous stuff, and maybe just the right mechanism to get this virus from mamals to man…

   • Zilla (zillamon@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 12:33:27 JST Zilla

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     @arstechnica Here we go again with these anti-science cohort. Why didn't they stay behind in the Victorian Era.

   • rockpick (rockpick@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 15:25:10 JST rockpick

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     @arstechnica the way you frame this make it sound like drinking raw milk has a 52% mortality rate ...