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Two things can be true: Big Pharma can be evil, and their products are much better vetted for safety and efficacy than random peptides sourced form mystery factories.

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The Venn diagram of people who distrust big pharma and the people who uncritically trust the far larger “wellness” industry is a circle.

and do you really think a significant percentage of forced vaccination detractors are taking mystery peptides? have there been studies, or are you vibing this guess off snarky reddit comments?

Anecdotally I know several people who would fall in the camp of anti vax but openly use peptides.

And intuitively it makes sense we’re talking about groups of people who are skeptical of main stream institutional health recommendations but trust specific personal sources for medical advice.

I’m vibing but it feels like there is a pretty clear intersection of peptides and the fringe science health community no?

Of course there's a huge overlap, but perhaps more significantly is that RFK Jr. who is in charge of the entire regulatory structure is both an anti-scientific anti-vaxxer and wants to tear down the safety and efficacy regulations around peptides at the same time:

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/06/rfk-jr-stacks-fda-pan...

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