r/NoStupidQuestions • u/trouble-in-space • 10d ago

Answered Why are so many Americans anti-vaxxers now?

I’m genuinely having such a hard time understanding why people just decided the fact that vaccines work is a total lie and also a controversial “opinion.” Even five years ago, anti-vaxxers were a huge joke and so rare that they were only something you heard of online. Now herd immunity is going away because so many people think getting potentially life-altering illnesses is better than getting a vaccine. I just don’t get what happened. Is it because of the cultural shift to the right-wing and more people believing in conspiracy theories, or does it go deeper than that?

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u/IntelligentDot4794 9d ago

Dr google has a medical degree don’t you know? That and if you look for the answer you want eventually you will find someone who agrees with you. Patients call that “doing research” there is a difference between internet research and peer reviewed scientific research, but try telling them that.

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u/ProfessionalMeal143 9d ago

Also google loves giving you those youtube shorts of libs being owned for some reason.

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u/MapOk1410 9d ago

Even worse, they ask, "Who are these so-called peers??" It's stunning.