Aside from the hilarious podiatrist comment, curves' post has value in the sense that it shows us an example of the problem being more than just failure to ask questions.
Fake stuff populates the internet readily. There are countless people out there who see something, take it at face value asking no questions, and believe it to be true. That's one way misinformation spreads. It's obviously a problem.
But there are also countless people who we can call the "just asking questions crowd." These people either do not understand what it means to think critically about something. They believe that asking questions is enough, but fail to do the absolutely essential thing when you find yourself asking questions: look for answers.
Many of these questions aren't difficult, either.
Those who discovered Invermectin did indeed win a Nobel prize... for the discovery of a treatment effective against human parasites (larvae, roundworm, etc). Because it won a Nobel prize, does this treatment automatically gain credibility in the treatment of completely separate diseases or conditions? The discovery/develop of Insulin and In Vitro Fertilization both won Nobel Prizes too. Should we be using those for COVID-19 without any proper study?
It's also FDA approved. Like Ibuprofen and Viagra. My god, Viagra is even produced by Pfizer, the make of a COVID-19 vaccine, surely we should be using FDA approved Viagra for treatment from experts who know something about COVID-19, shouldn't we?
As for the reports and studies, the "vast" amounts are actually incredibly limited, with (I believe) not one following the accepted scientific method for the study and testing of treatment related to the disease they're trying to apply it to. And they're response is "we don't have time and don't think it's important." There are already people questioning the vaccine approvals. Imagine if, instead of following the proper scientific process, Pfizer and Moderna came out and said "we don't have time and don't think it's important, just take our vaccine!" It would be insane. But they didn't. Because they are reputable.
There is truth and good intention in curves' post. Social media should be looked at with a critical eye, there are many problems that need to be addressed. But has curves' identified them correctly through his questions? Has he even bothered to read the terms and conditions related to usage of those platforms? Does anyone? Statements like "they allow whatever whenever" or "the President was silenced rightly or wrongly" or "what is their limit, who may be next" shows someone more interested in questions than answers and someone with conclusions formed solely off of a lack of information or outright misinformation.
But hey, they're asking questions, so that's what's important, right?
It happens here all the time so you can just imagine how pervasive it is elsewhere. It's infuriating. "We need to be asking questions" or "People should be considering this (very obvious) thing!" No, if you are that person, you need to be intelligent and go find your answers. Especially when it's clear you're drawing conclusions without them.
"Just asking questions" is a joke. And it's no better than people who ask no questions at all. The only difference is that these people believe their thinking is elevated for it. And that's how you get to countless people believing a fair election was fraudulent, or at very least, questioning it to the point where they take action against the Capitol out of their own stupidity and laziness.
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