Somewhere in the course of this forum, my actual point –
was interpreted as “I hate vaccines, no one should get them!” That’s not my point at all. I’ll accept responsibility for not clarifying that I’m pro-free vaccines, regularly scheduled at school, so that, yes, society can be safe. But if people want to self-select and opt out of civil society through their untimely demise, that’s their right, whether I agree with it or not. It has the side benefit of cleaning up the gene pool, which I’ve freely agreed is a callous philosophy. I still don’t think it’s wrong: they’re adults and they can make their own bad decisions.
The Darwin Awards are a thing. They’re brought up on this blog from time to time, most often when reporting that an idiot did a potentially fatal thing but survived, and should be a candidate for receiving one. The comments typically include disbelief, amazement, Schadenfreude, and sympathy for how stupid a person has to be to, say, grab an alligator, or keep a cobra as a pet, or have a fist-fight with a moving car. We hear about the misadventures of “Florida Man” practically every week. And we also hear about how smart people live longer.
Anyway, I’m kind of done with this conversation. In this forum I’ve been called Randian, short-sighted, misanthropic, antisocial, and a shield for Randian bullshit. I’ve been accused of opposing water fluoridation. I’ve had one of my posts flagged by the community and deleted by an admin (I hesitate to mention the point of that comment, since it might be a violation of terms, or just get this post flagged and deleted). All of which leads me to believe that I’m not contributing to the conversation in a constructive way, and should probably leave.
Anyway, my sincere thanks to the community for an interesting conversation.
