Actually, I just found this article with accompanying video from the middle of 2016 where they were having this conversation and Neil DeGrasse Tyson brings it up and it looks like he still isn't convinced. I think every time he explicitly brings it up he gets a huge backlash from people who aren't ignorant on the matter and just kind of keeps his mouth shut for a few years, according to what I've been able to dig up. That is probably why I remember a look of skepticism while saying the right things. It was probably within the "foot extraction" period following saying something stupid.
So no, I do not believe he has gotten wise to the idea the "big pharma" is buzz word for "Listen to me because there's a bad guy over there!", which actually doesn't lend credibility.
They did bring up some good points, though, and they do have some legitimate reasons for not trusting the science, unfortunately. The government has repeatedly been complicit in hiding the facts about health risks from us. From lead in gasoline (I did some research on that history a couple of months ago and, let me tell you, it is absolutely fascinating. Spoiler, GM is the bad guy here and adding lead to gasoline was a successful attempt to shut out ethanol so that partners Dupont and Exxon [a different name then] could make more money) to cigarette smoke. People don't trust the government when it comes to our health. And they never trust big business. And both are with good reason as they have colluded repeatedly to sacrifice the health and safety of the American people for profit. Hell, Reagan was all set to kill the plans to remove lead from gasoline in the '80s until a big blowup uncovered it and actually forced a speeding of the process instead. If you can't trust corporations do do the right thing, and you can't trust the government to tell you when they're not, what reasons do you have to believe either when they're telling you that you need something? Especially when that thing fucks with your immune system in ways you simply don't understand.
So no, I do not believe he has gotten wise to the idea the "big pharma" is buzz word for "Listen to me because there's a bad guy over there!", which actually doesn't lend credibility.
They did bring up some good points, though, and they do have some legitimate reasons for not trusting the science, unfortunately. The government has repeatedly been complicit in hiding the facts about health risks from us. From lead in gasoline (I did some research on that history a couple of months ago and, let me tell you, it is absolutely fascinating. Spoiler, GM is the bad guy here and adding lead to gasoline was a successful attempt to shut out ethanol so that partners Dupont and Exxon [a different name then] could make more money) to cigarette smoke. People don't trust the government when it comes to our health. And they never trust big business. And both are with good reason as they have colluded repeatedly to sacrifice the health and safety of the American people for profit. Hell, Reagan was all set to kill the plans to remove lead from gasoline in the '80s until a big blowup uncovered it and actually forced a speeding of the process instead. If you can't trust corporations do do the right thing, and you can't trust the government to tell you when they're not, what reasons do you have to believe either when they're telling you that you need something? Especially when that thing fucks with your immune system in ways you simply don't understand.
Have you ever noticed all the drug commercials on TV lately? Why is it the side effects never include penile enlargement or super powers?
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