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zyl0x t1_iu8pxty wrote

Reply to comment by KtheCamel in Newly discovered species of bacteria in the microbiome may be a culprit behind rheumatoid arthritis by geoxol

So you're going to cancel out one random person's advice with another person's random anti-advice?

How about you take the advice and go and verify it yourself?

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CrazyCatLushie t1_iu8r31c wrote

One person’s random, unsolicited advice versus the lived experience of a person with the disease in question. Not quite the same.

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zyl0x t1_iu8sifw wrote

That's a long way of saying "anecdote". I just encouraged someone to do their own research. Are you saying they should just trust you?

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CrazyCatLushie t1_iu8uwbl wrote

I’m saying the lived experiences of marginalized, disabled, and chronically ill people should be given some weight, yes. Certainly more weight than some person clearly advertising a specific clinic that peddles unproven methods for a completely different diagnosis.

Also, some more free emotional labour for you: disabled and chronically ill people are constantly accosted with unsolicited medical advice. This is a common experience and one that is not at all helpful.

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zyl0x t1_iud50bw wrote

I am chronically ill and disabled, so I don't know why you think that all other chronically ill people must agree with you.

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CrazyCatLushie t1_iud5dz2 wrote

I don’t think that and I never said I did. Since you’re so clearly dedicated to misunderstanding me, let’s go ahead and end this interaction, shall we? Have a nice day.

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zyl0x t1_iud5mjh wrote

Give weight to the opinions of chronically ill people, except me, because I don't agree with your opinion. Yeah, have a good one.

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