Perfect! I grew up in a state in Australia (Queensland) that did not fluoridate water until quite recently. Dentists can tell what state I grew up in from my teeth. It’s that simple.
The best evidence that fluoride can be damaging to your brain function is that the parts of Texas with high levels of naturally occurring Fluoride in the water were the first to vote Republican consistently and remain that way.
Clever, but this is not a reset. It is a doubling down on the failed public health messaging paradigm of the last few decades. Here's a new idea: just tell folks what we know, or think we know, at the time. Stop addressing people as ignoramuses who are incapable of understanding a concept without dumbing down or, worse, "spin." And abandon our own self interests and tell the truth as we know it. Such a return to transparency might start the long process of restoring trust in public health institutions.
Personally, I am at a loss as to how, exactly, you have managed to address this post with such a vague response. The terms "dumbing down" and "spin" are useless in providing anything by way of meaningful feedback or useful solutions, in case you did not notice, but perhaps that was the point. And a "return to transparency" & "restoring trust in public health institutions" are frequent dog whistles for groups that apparently sounded loudly - rightfully or wrongly - with the only previous respondent to your comment. I have no intention of attempting to read your mind, but I, for one, actually celebrate attempts at creativity during these times of public health crises. Your criticism - such as it is - is older than than any "failed" message you attempt to encourage in telling people "what we know or think we know." Seriously? Exactly how many times and in how ways may we/can we/shall we/should we tell people the same message - honestly/sincerely/frankly/caringly/lovingly/loudly/softly - only to be ignored/undercut/rejected and referred to as "shills"/"elitists"/"idiots"/"compromised" and "in the pockets" of someone (and for the record, I have never accepted a pen/ calendar/lunch/vacation/golf trip/cruise or a single dime from any pharmaceutical company). It ain’t easy 'bro, any way you look at it. You claim a "long process," but I claim the process is made twice as long by folks such as yourself who somehow make it a mission to cloudy the waters with these continuous, unending "vagaries" without the first inkling of a concrete idea of what could make thing better. While I strongly suspect you of much worse - if only because of your hypocritical, offensive response to the previous respondent - I am not going there.
They are ignoramuses incapable of understanding. Look at the AV contingent, which gets larger and dumber because fear-based cultness is easier to follow than nuanced real science. We have to overcome that lack of cult-belongingness with simple direct campaigning.
These anti-fluoride people are in the same cult as AV. Sometimes they blend their groups. It's cult belongingness, and the campaign in this article addresses that obliquely.
What a brilliant thought experiment!
This is genius. I'm going to start sharing the marketing.
Dental care is so expensive, I can’t understand doing something to add cavities. Plus, needles!
In the first one, using the word ‘equity’ will trigger MAGA people with DUI Syndrome. (Dumb Under the Influence)
Are we really letting the conspiracy theorist run this country? We’re doomed.
Perfect! I grew up in a state in Australia (Queensland) that did not fluoridate water until quite recently. Dentists can tell what state I grew up in from my teeth. It’s that simple.
The best evidence that fluoride can be damaging to your brain function is that the parts of Texas with high levels of naturally occurring Fluoride in the water were the first to vote Republican consistently and remain that way.
Clever, but this is not a reset. It is a doubling down on the failed public health messaging paradigm of the last few decades. Here's a new idea: just tell folks what we know, or think we know, at the time. Stop addressing people as ignoramuses who are incapable of understanding a concept without dumbing down or, worse, "spin." And abandon our own self interests and tell the truth as we know it. Such a return to transparency might start the long process of restoring trust in public health institutions.
Personally, I am at a loss as to how, exactly, you have managed to address this post with such a vague response. The terms "dumbing down" and "spin" are useless in providing anything by way of meaningful feedback or useful solutions, in case you did not notice, but perhaps that was the point. And a "return to transparency" & "restoring trust in public health institutions" are frequent dog whistles for groups that apparently sounded loudly - rightfully or wrongly - with the only previous respondent to your comment. I have no intention of attempting to read your mind, but I, for one, actually celebrate attempts at creativity during these times of public health crises. Your criticism - such as it is - is older than than any "failed" message you attempt to encourage in telling people "what we know or think we know." Seriously? Exactly how many times and in how ways may we/can we/shall we/should we tell people the same message - honestly/sincerely/frankly/caringly/lovingly/loudly/softly - only to be ignored/undercut/rejected and referred to as "shills"/"elitists"/"idiots"/"compromised" and "in the pockets" of someone (and for the record, I have never accepted a pen/ calendar/lunch/vacation/golf trip/cruise or a single dime from any pharmaceutical company). It ain’t easy 'bro, any way you look at it. You claim a "long process," but I claim the process is made twice as long by folks such as yourself who somehow make it a mission to cloudy the waters with these continuous, unending "vagaries" without the first inkling of a concrete idea of what could make thing better. While I strongly suspect you of much worse - if only because of your hypocritical, offensive response to the previous respondent - I am not going there.
They are ignoramuses incapable of understanding. Look at the AV contingent, which gets larger and dumber because fear-based cultness is easier to follow than nuanced real science. We have to overcome that lack of cult-belongingness with simple direct campaigning.
These anti-fluoride people are in the same cult as AV. Sometimes they blend their groups. It's cult belongingness, and the campaign in this article addresses that obliquely.
And there it is, encapsulated: the elitist attitude that explains why we have failed.