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Won't believe a doctor but will trust jenny Mccarthy.. Who has definitely injected botulism toxin (botox) in her life.

It is very disheartening, but I think this sort of stupidity has always existed, the internet just gives it a megaphone, and algorithms used by the likes of Youtube and Facebook act as magnifiers for stupidity.
I reckon some serious regulation is coming down the line for that lot, and I won't shed any tears. Because they have absolutely failed to grasp the issues they are creating.

Another issue is people refusing to believe facts that don't fit with their worldview. A few years ago on here I mentioned in passing that CO2 was not the most significant greenhouse gas, and that water vapour was much more significant (I was obliquely making a point about positive feedback loops, I figured people would join the dots) and several posters reacted like I was some sort of crackpot.