Guardian investigation reveals promotion of dubious advice, questionable supplements and quick-fix healing methods

Archived version: https://archive.is/vbuC5

  • burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de
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    10 days ago

    Right, but what if you were a teenager, still mostly inexperienced and vulnerable to people claiming to be authorities, and it was just presented to you rather than being sought out? We’ve already seen it happen on tumblr, back in its heyday. That sort of ‘happenstance education’ can shape your ideas for the rest of your life.

    • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works
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      10 days ago

      That sort of ‘happenstance education’ can shape your ideas for the rest of your life.

      That’s just how life works. That’s how it worked before the Internet was even a thing.