- I’m fascinated by scientific breakthroughs that were universally hailed in the moment, like pasteurization, that are now vilified by some people. Is this a uniquely American thing? Anybody written a book about why/how this happens? Like the psychology behind it. I’d love to learn more.
- Hank Green made a video about how issues are generally accepted when they don’t have group identity weight, then if they become associated with one identity they get rejected by competing identities. m.youtube.com/watch
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- Hank points out that when variolation (a kind of proto-vaccination) was first introduced, whether people adopted or opposed it typically depended on how they felt about its advocates.
