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"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That sodium is the leading reason for blood pressure and heart disease. Evidence has been shaky at best, and at worst it's a cause among many.

[–] uncertainty@lemmy.nz 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure where you're seeing this stated as the leading reason? It sounds like the straw man arguments by those who dismiss concerns with sodium intake. You may be interested in the following discussion https://sigmanutrition.com/episode375/

[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not watching or listening to anything with the word sigma in it, sorry.

[–] uncertainty@lemmy.nz 2 points 10 months ago

Sigma Nutrition is not related to the more recently trending term of Sigma Male and its brand of toxic masculinity if that is what you are worried about.