'You don’t even have a clue what’s the cost of getting a vaccine.'

Sorry, can’t find any better sources for this.

The animator then asked Maher what the “downside” of “getting a vaccine” was, which caused the comedian to go on an anti-vax tirade.

“The fact that you the fact that you don’t even have a clue what’s the cost of getting a vaccine that you don’t know the answer to that. You completely want to shut your eyes to the fact that there are repercussions to all medical interventions, including a vaccine, all vaccines,” he ranted. “They come, they say side effects, just like every medication does. You can see it in the literature. They can’t write it on their back on the vaccine. So you have to dig them. And of course, there is a vaccine court because so many people have been injured.”

  • @IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
    46•6 months ago

    Right, because that kind of intellectual arrogance is definitely a generational trait that us Millennials and Zoomers don’t ever need to worry about.

    Your words, not mine,

    So much generational bullshit that people buy into these days. What garbage.

    In your rush to take offense, you missed my point completely. I’ll paraphrase:

    Older people (omitting any triggering mention of boomers) can often struggle to keep their opinions and thinking relevant as they can become less receptive to new information.

    It was true 100 years ago and it’ll be true 100 years from now.

    • TedescheEnglish
      -30•6 months ago

      Older people (omitting any triggering mention of boomers) can often struggle to keep their opinions and thinking relevant as they can become less receptive to new information.

      It’s got nothing to do with age or receptivity to new information. Vaccines aren’t new. This isn’t an instance of an old person not understanding something that came about “past their time.” Furthermore, there are plenty of younger people who are on the anti-vax bandwagon, so I’m not sure what your obsession with age is.

      I don’t think I’ve misunderstood you at all; I just think your opinion is wrong, bigoted, and ignorant.

      • @IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
        23•6 months ago

        It’s got nothing to do with age or receptivity to new information

        Disagree.

        Vaccines aren’t new.

        mRNA ones are pretty new.

        This isn’t an instance of an old person not understanding something that came about “past their time.”

        How do you know?

        Furthermore, there are plenty of younger people who are on the anti-vax bandwagon

        Yes, Maher is like this on a whole raft of issues though.

        I just think your opinion is wrong, bigoted, and ignorant.

        OK.

          • @IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
            24•6 months ago

            See? I can give pithy, easy, completely insubstantial responses that do nothing to further the dialogue and just make it clear I’m unwilling to devote the time to a serious discussion of the issue too. Isn’t this fun?

            Not my intention. Anyway, you’ve contributed precisely nothing to this discussion so it’s probably best if we leave it there.

              • @jpreston2005@lemmy.world
                20•6 months ago

                you’re responding to the wrong person.

                nobody was being an asshole to anyone. the OP was addressing people aging yet not updating their thinking with new information. then when you made your asshole comment (yes, you were the first asshole), he even clarified without being an asshole back.

                you’re being the asshole here. good news though, you can just stop