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.
There's a reason that so many scientists were among the skeptics. When you're used to doing actual research the propaganda seems ridiculous.
Seriously eye-opening for us as well! Overall it was a good thing but I was in full-scale panic mode for a few years. Panic and anger. Everyone around me seemed willfully stupid.
Hope you're now doing well, and glad that you're on Nostr 😊
Thank you. I appreciate your positive attitude and thoughtfulness.
I'm doing well. Unemployed and teetering between trying to find an ethical biotech startup to continue that career vs. moving to our tree farm full time to raise a few animals, garden, forage and do forestry.
A cool in between option is that I spoke with the CEO at Umbrel this morning about doing tech support for them. That would be super fun and facilitate a more graceful shift away from the city. I am very passionate about freedom tech and would be happy trading my time to further that cause. Opportunities like that are scarce for a biotech junkie like me.
I did have a job after the covid debacle at another startup that I really enjoyed, but they ran short on funding at the end of last year.
