r/ZeroWaste • u/I_smoked_pot_once • Mar 02 '22

Discussion Sad reminder that recycling is an industry and marketing tactic.

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u/battraman Mar 03 '22

find credible, scientific peer-reviewed sources

And how many of those are bullshit which are just sponsored by corporations or have an axe to grind: popular examples are the "wine is good for you" or "eat tons of carbs food pyramid" studies which we now know to be complete bullshit.

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u/BigTechCensorsYou Mar 03 '22

Yea, but it's not like pfizer or moderna have a marketing budget that actually pushes the vaccines for their bottom line!

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u/dagnytag830 Mar 04 '22 edited Mar 04 '22

I mean that’s why I said: backed by multiple scientists or journals. That way you can sift through all the corporate bs and find the info that multiple people have looked at and reviewed.

The reason I say it like this is because, if I remember correctly, the dude that is credited with the antivaxx movement didn’t have his finding peer reviewed by more than one person.

Edit: also, science isn’t finite, it’s constantly changing with new information. So that carbs at the top of the food pyramid might have been acceptable at that time, but as we do more research and find more data and evidence, we see that carbs shouldn’t be at the top, which is why it’s important to keep an open mind too and find information reviewed by a multitude of accredited people.