Us Measles Cases Pass 1500, Worst Outbreak Since It Was Eliminated 25 Years Ago
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The US is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in 33 years, with over 1500 cases reported, sparking concerns about vaccination rates and public health; the discussion highlights the controversy surrounding vaccine misinformation and the need for accurate information.
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Being anti-vaccine is political brainrot in the same way being pro-crime is. Holding false political beliefs is a good way to bump up your expected mortality rate as an individual. Presumably there are evolutionary reasons for believing the lies of your tribe, so the mortality bump can't be very large, but it is definitely measurable.
There's a range of beliefs about what to do about crime, and about what things should be crimes, but I don't think anybody says "Yeah, we should have more criming". Even the criminals want less crime -- they just want to be the only ones who do it.