I just learned 37% of Americans fear vaccinating their dog will cause the dog to develop autism. 😐

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• KingGordon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  37 percent of Americans are irredeemably stupid. I see that number over and over for the stupidest shit.

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  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I was just going to say that. I think in every country 36 or 37% will just believe random crazy shit and/or be fucking with the poll taker.

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    • devolution@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But not in every county are the majority of the lawmakers from that sample size.

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  • y0kai@anarchist.nexus ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    lol weird: 37% rule / optimal stopping problem

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    • lime@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      that doesn’t seem related but it sure is interesting that it’s the same number

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• FranciscoLopez@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wild that rabies doesn’t scare people, but imaginary dog autism does.

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  • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    We humans are victims of our own success. Vaccines work so good at eradicating diseases that people haven’t been exposed to the horrors that we used to. My family has a story about someone loosely related who contracted rabies and was chained to a tree until they died a few weeks later. This was no more than a generation before me!

    People really aren’t scared enough of diseases.

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    • ngdev@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      im calling bullshit on whoever told you that. im pretty sure ive heard that same story. also, rabies causes fear of water so theyd likely die of dehydration way sooner

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  • ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    People are far more scared of inconvenience than death.

    Most people would rather put their pet down than have to care for them in some new way that requires money and attention, and this is what people who don’t understand autism think it is, like they will have to strap their dogs into a special chair and spoon-feed them.

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    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I do genuinely wonder if some amount of vaccine skepticism comes from a place of just not wanting to get a shot.

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  • Dozzi92@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Rabies is in my top three fears, maybe even number one. Just an absolutely awful way to go, scared, in pain, can’t drink water. I love water.

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    • Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Good thing it’s extremely preventable thanks to modern medicine. We should all be so lucky that our greatest fear is 100% avoidable through easy life choices.

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    • AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Rabies is in my top three fears, maybe even number one.

      Same. I went on a road trip one summer a few years ago, and we decided to take a long detour through the Appalachian trail for part of the drive.

      We had all the windows down and the sunroof open everywhere else outside of the mountains. Anyway, we were going down this really narrow back road, seeing like 1 or 2 other cars every 45 mins to an hour, and eventually got to a point where we had to drive through a really old tunnel.

      My first thought was, what if a bat flies in the car lmao. I demanded we roll up all the windows and shut the sunroof before we go through. My husband made fun of me and said I was being ridiculous. I probably was, but there’s way too many documented cases about people who were out in the wilderness, got a tiny bat scratch, didn’t even realize it or think twice about it, then weeks or months later died a slow horrible death. Even if you spend your last days in a hospital there’s nothing they can do except try to make you comfortable (which seems pretty impossible unless they just place you into a medically induced coma).

      I also worked with a girl that grew up in Vietnam and said there were multiple times she got bit by stray dogs and had to get rabies shots when she was a kid. I grew up in the sticks always playing with stray cats and dogs, and never thought twice about it back then. Definitely wouldn’t be taking the risk now.

      Anyway, tldr, some people seem to be under the impression a fear of encountering rabies is like a fear of someday encountering quicksand. I’ll take my chances being ridiculous, especially after reading the article and learning we’ve now got a fucking rabies outbreak to worry about on top of everything else in the U.S.

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  • CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I had a hairdresser once that told me about her young daughter getting scratched by a raccoon. I asked if she took her to get the shots and she said “no, she’s fine”. We’re all doomed.

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  • altphoto@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    He used to scratch with the left foot but after the vaccine he does it with the right foot!

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    oh no, my dog can solve a Fourier transform. RUN.

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• Humana@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My dog is afraid of trains which is occasionally inconvenient for traveling somewhere far as we live car free.

  If I had just skipped his vaccines he would have instead been able to identify the year and model of every locamotive 🚂 and seek them out like he does now with french fries. 🍟

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  • guy@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The issue is that he can identify the year and model of every locomotive because of the vaccine induced autism, and this terrifies him because he is a dog and shouldn’t be able to.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is beyond stupid. Not least of which is because all dogs are already basicslly austistic toddlers when they’re perfectly healthy.

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  • AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And it’s what makes them so fucking awesome.

    No judgment. No bullshit. Just our best friend, here for a good time, but unfortunately not a long time. We could learn a lot from them.

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• candyman337@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Genuinely what the fuck do they think a dog being autistic would look like

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I had a cat that was clearly autistic.

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    • VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think that might be the default mode for cats.

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    • als@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “All Cats Are On The Autism Spectrum”

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  • Bgugi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Love me some capy blapies! Truly the coolest rodent of all time. Except for my friend’s pet rats, those guys are the coolest if not a little too pee happy.

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  • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I mean, dogs and cats can have mental illnesses or disorders, it’s just that they tend to be less impactful due to them being, well, pets. They have no responsibilities

    From what I know, they can have traits reminiscent of human autism

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  • justsquigglez@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hell, with some dogs I’ve met, I would argue most dogs are autistic already😅

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  • Master167@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I imagine most golden retrievers I’ve just are a little autistic. It’s why they are so dopey.

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• olbaidiablo@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Today I learned that 37% of Americans are barely functional morons.

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  • ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Compare this percentage with how many are MAGA and you start to see a distinct pattern.

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    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      'There was supposed to be a Venn diagram but all I see is one circle"

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  • fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    that tracks with election results and presidential approval ratings

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  • hamid@crazypeople.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Low ball estimate for sure

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    how esle do you explain Pedonald voted in twice?

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  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    54% of us read at a 6th grade level. You do not hate your neighbors to the south nearly enough

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  • man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s probably more like 37% of dog owners.

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    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      and at least 68% of Americans are cognitively impaired.

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• Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  People that dumb should have neither dogs nor kids.

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  • automaton@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They can vote though…

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    • Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That is part of the problem, yes.

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    • vas@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Or instead of raising the voting question (also known as non-democracy, only-whites-can-vote etc), maybe better agree on the importance of accessible education. Such as, a well funded school system, free non-corporate universities etc.

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  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    some people own dogs and cat as a prop or accesory to thier lifestyle, and when they get to a pet groomer, they get ratchety when they are told they arnt taking care of thier pets(something simple that can be done at home)

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• TomMasz@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why stop at having your children die of preventable diseases when you can also have your pets die from preventable diseases?

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  • Bosht@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    While possibly killing you as well mind you.

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• devolution@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why is my country so stupid?

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  • AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There times when I see obvious disinformation attacking America, and I will immediate stand up for my country and call out the bullshit.

    Then I see something like this, and it leaves me feeling like I stood up for a family member being unfairly picked on who in response immediately decided to shit his pants and light a cigarette while filling his car with gas.

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    • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I never thought I’d see the day where someone accurately described my outlook. Thanks, I hate it

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    • janus2@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I never thought I’d see the day where someone accurately described my outlook. Thanks, I hate it

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Socioeconomic circumstances. And failures therein.

    Who of the right-wingers could have tought that saving on education would have the unintended side-effect of dismembering the country they love so much.

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  • gnutrino@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    some people didn’t like anyone who knew more than they did … The way things were going, if [they] wanted to throw stones at anyone who knew more than them, they’d soon have to throw them at the pigs

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  • utopiah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Capitalism.

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• 13igTyme@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  As with any statistic, 25-35% of people are completely brain dead or horrible people.

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• ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Autistic dogs? You mean they will be more obsessed with catching that squirrel than normal?

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  • ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No but they will have an entirely squirrel themed Magic deck.

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• Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Even if that’s true.

  Autism

  Or

  Rabies

  What the actual fuck?

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• Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  studies like these show Americans have a truly representative government now

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  • Tinks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And the award for most depressing comment of the day goes to Jhex. Ugh. I hate how accurate that statement is.

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    • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I agree… I hate my own comment

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• False@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Have these people ever interacted with dogs? I’m pretty sure autism is their baseline.

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  • titanicx@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My dog enjoys chewing on rocks. But that’s the default setting for labs.

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• 1984@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I just want to know what they put in the water in America to make everyone fight eachother… Who cares about autism in that context… :)

  Even though i know its about capitalism and people are probably stressed to death trying to survive in that shitty country.

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• guy@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Do these people understand that rabies is 100% fatal?

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• M0oP0o@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Can we call it now? The usa is not a real nation that should be taken seriously.

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• InvalidName2@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Just in case anybody didn’t read the article and doesn’t already know: Wild animals infected with rabies aren’t just the stereotypical raging aggressive terror beasts you see in the media, they can also be super friendly and usually docile.

  Obviously the best advice is just to leave wild animals alone and keep your distance. However, if you see a feral or wild animal behaving in an uncharacteristic way, added caution is needed. This includes things like seeing traditionally nocturnal animals like skunks and raccoons out and about during the daytime or having them be unusually friendly / fearless / docile to the point where they don’t retreat and may even come up to investigate you. It doesn’t mean that they are infected with rabies, but that’s definitely a potential symptom of rabies (but can also be a sign of other infectious diseases that should activate your spidey senses).

  You are not a Disney princess and Cinderella is not a realistic presentation of how healthy wild animals act.

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• Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I want to meet an autistic dog.

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• olenkoVD@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  develop autism And that’s where you stop reading

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• SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The treatment for rabies is a vaccine so I hope these people stick to their beliefs and if they get infected they refuse the vaccine. The fatality rate for rabies is 100%.

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• SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Dumbest nation on earth.

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• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They fear autism from vaccines so much that they became retarded instead.

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• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  skunks actually have a higher rate outside of dogs of being infected by rabies, only thing that matches that is BATS and raccoons. possum has the lowest chances, due to them being a marsupial and a lower body temp, and different physiology

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• Gullible@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I-can dogs even be autistic?

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• tym@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ow, my balls!

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• aesthelete@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My dog’s sister died at age two or three because the owner didn’t vaccinate her. I think she died of kennel cough.

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• devolution@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Let’s be real. This is the reason Conservatives and anti vaxxers fear autism.

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• Zink@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is so stupid that it makes me think maybe the “great filter” (the reason we don’t see space-faring civilizations everywhere) is actually that life forms who evolved by fighting for survival and going through natural selection cannot psychologically handle a post-scarcity society. It’s like when the threats disappear everybody forgets they exist even if they are well documented historically.

  Related: if you don’t know about how horrifying a disease is, go search for some articles and copypasta about it. Congrats on being one of today’s (un)lucky 10,000!

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• yggstyle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The brainworm won. And while Im not a fan of eugenics… I think america needs to do the rest of the world a solid and sterilize that 37% to protect the human race.

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