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The point is that nothing you said had anything to do with the article, so if you don't want to fucking read the article before you spout off, it is YOU who should piss off.
That being said, once you do read the article, perhaps I would love to learn what relevant facts you have. But until then, you're the asshole barging into the coffee shop MAKE ME A COFFEE NOW I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE ELSE. Yeah, well, there's a fuckin' line here, man. Terrible analogy, but the point is that it is you who started off rude by commenting without bothering to read.
I notice that you were told you should read the article WELL before you replied to that person, so you already knew you should have read the article before being rude to them. Wow.
A vaccine against all the common colds alone would cover 200 separate viruses and bacteria. By definition, protecting against the common cold of 200 different pathogens is applicable to that fact.
You really think you have something here too, mentioning a fact that is applicable to the subject or no, if you don't want to discuss that fact, then don't remark on it. You are repeatedly remarking that facts about the common cold aren't applicable to a discussion about the common cold, don't remark on it then.
Well, kiddo, here's the thing. I'm already firmly aware of how current vaccines work, and that they target specific viruses and bacteria. So your attempt to bring facts into the conversation was useless for me. I already know them.
And I already know something you don't: That has nothing to do with what's presented in this article.
So let me bring the salient part of the article to your attention:
So in other words, IF THIS WORKS, it does not work in the same way that you bring up, meaning your "fact" is USELESS and OFF-TOPIC, and had you spent two minutes of your time BOTHERING to read the article, you would have prevented yourself from looking like a stupid mothingfucking dumbass.
But no. Congrats, you stupid motherfucking dumbass, you not only look stupid, but you were stupidly rude about it on TOP of that.
Wow.
What a spectacular failure.
When you read the article, do let us know if you deign to grace us with more facts. We might honestly find them interesting. But until you do, know that you are WRONG and RUDE and please shut the hell up.
How does that invalidate someone contributing facts about the common cold? Like great, it's a contribution explaining this from the article, but a vaccine against the common cold, does warrant sharing facts about the common cold, irrespective of the article.
Maybe you already know it's 200 plus bacteria or viruses, many don't. There's no reason to take that confrontational attitude for sharing facts that are applicable to the subject at hand. Any reasonable person would think so too.
Jesus Christ you are a hardheaded idiot.
The only thing worse than ignorance is arrogance. Thanks for the reminder.
Also, read the article. It's pretty interesting science with some valid limitations and concerns.
You think that sounds smart don't you? Yes, facts about the common cold can't be mentioned on a vaccine claiming to protect against them all, so arrogant!
You're a very bitter, spiteful person. Why do you feel the need to act like that?