They've always been here but vocal and unashamed airing of those views is what rapidly changed across culture (not limited to HN) as a whole. Ignorance and conspiracy is now a badge of honor.
It's the consequence of a big tentpole party embracing it's loony fringe. Many party members will change their views to whatever the party tells them, even if it tells them that black is white and down is up.
This is exactly the kind of absurdist comedy that didn't exist on HN 3 years ago, equating the scientist Galileo with vaccine denialists.
Being scientific like Galileo makes me the Catholic church, and being anti-science like the Church makes you Galileo. Why stop at Galileo, you are also Newton and Einstein too as you keep on opposing more and more science. Donald Trump is the greatest scientist that ever lived, if only dogmatic doctors had just injected bleach and destroyed covid19.
You want people that ask questions about the vaccine to shut up and take the shot (that is the mainstream narrative in this example).
How again are you not the church?
You said YOU were being "scientific"...I would love to hear that explanation. I kind of also want to hear where anything I've said so far is "opposing science" as you claim.
My bad, I made the assumption that you could actually back up your statements. I will take this as your way of saying, "Uncle."
Can someone be concerned about the actual pollution (benzene, pthalates, and heavy metals) While also realizing that we share an atomosphere with China and India. (Game theory abounds)
CO2 bad... buy electric car good- Is all people seem to want to think.
Nuclear is a clear option for limiting CO2, but that's unspeakable. Now climate activists are on the same side as big oil. Neither of you want us to look at modern nuclear technology.