also, i think they trust a concept of "themselves"; the wellness people tell you that "we know better than big [whatever]". vaccines cause autism but "they're hiding it from us" etc.
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but I feel like it also ties into those ads you used to get, like "DEVELOPED BY A MOM! DOCTORS HATE HER!" where the whole selling point is that it was invented by some unqualified rando who the relevant experts hate, because Some Asshole is assumed to be virtuous and knowing things is suspect
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Fallout from a for-profit medical system. Your doctor wants money so he’s obviously lying to you etc
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true enough, and yeah, not gonna pretend that the medical and pharmaceutical industries haven't given people reasons to be suspicious but there's just this thing where skepticism turns into contrarian credulousness toward anything disputing mainstream opinion
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Yes, the "low trust" is "low trust of established, credible, non-corrupt experts."
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