The old Wikipedia article on “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” is a good case study in how one biased asshole can perpetuate harm by…
The old Wikipedia article on “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” is a good case study in how one biased asshole can perpetuate harm by blocking any attempt at change. One editor had prevented the article from having its name changed to reflect the accepted research terminology, from mentioning any of the history of psychiatrists fraudulently psychologizing the disease, and completely quashed any mention of things like the PACE trial. It took a whole bunch of editors and admins to oust him and he threw a fit when that happened. The lead writer isn’t even a patient, just someone with a science background who realized “yo, this sucks”.