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What Good is Science If We Can’t Question the System Behind It?

Andrew Folts
2 min readJan 3, 2022

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January 2, 2022 — Science is unassailable, but systems are biased and need to be questioned for truth to survive.

In elementary school the first thing I ever learned about science was the scientific method: “Observe, Hypothesize, Test, Analyze, Report.”

I loved conducting self-experiments, and when I started going bald in college, I spent months researching studies…

…but after a year of taking a hair-loss medication my doctor assured me was “safe,” my libido was totally gone.

From there I started noticing other problems: deodorant rashes, antihistamine drowsiness, nasal spray nosebleeds, and digestive chaos from “scientifically verified” diets, each of which contradicted the others.

Finally, following a flu shot in 2019, I developed chronic, body-wide joint inflammation that has yet to resolve.

It felt like the “science” I loved as a kid had betrayed me at every turn, and worse, I didn’t even know why.

Hack: Science vs System

Yesterday Joe Rogan released an interview with Dr. Robert Malone (who helped develop mNRA), and it clarified a point I’ve been conflicted on for…

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Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts

Written by Andrew Folts

Author of 365 Comics. Writer, illustrator, and barefoot runner slinging minimalist hacks for creative rebels.

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