This brings back painful memories. I also watched as people who wanted sovereignty over their own bodies were demonized. I'm glad nostr:nprofile1qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcpr9mhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqzpaxcjau3frxdy3wg65y3fg5yl43djl9sld5t09a8puj2zu44ytdeex0u9v did not get fired and proud of nostr:nprofile1qqst8tznun44qc4h7d68ucl7w0n8z96d4urxvrhhrhrj5uwfw8ka3yca000y7 's husband.

I ended up getting fired from 2 jobs. Ironically, these were both in biotech where anyone who was intellectually honest knew that when you are dealing with a completely novel drug modality, it is simply not possible to deem it 'safe' without years of testing and data. I wanted to wait to see more data.

My early foray into getting better at R by digging into the VAERS raw data coupled with my personal risk made the cost/benefit analysis tip in favor of waiting. Seeing Kevin McKernan & Jessica Rose' work on finding significant DNA contamination in the vials is yet 1 more reason to be glad I did not give up control over what goes in my body.

Despite that being a terrible time, it also catalyzed an immense amount of personal growth & exploration, as well as opening my eyes to aspects of society that I had previously passed over.