Posted by alexandra_k on October 24, 2015, at 20:05:53
In reply to grow dr-bob.org?, posted by rjlockhart37 on October 23, 2015, at 21:42:14
Nobody cares RJ. I think they did when the site was at its peak. When there were a bunch of people posting here. When people were making medication decisions on the basis of a few individuals whose posting names were *particularly trusted* here.
Do you think that pharma sent reps along to try and persuade people this way and that? I'm sure they saw the potential for it. Not just the potential to persuade the docs but the potential to persuade the masses.
Dr Bob played a big part in showing the world something of the potential power of the internet. And now look at it...
I think he's basically retired. He keeps this place open because of people like you and me who simply won't let it go / move on. But it's over RJ.
(I don't know that he envisaged some of the potential... I mean... I don't think he intentionally tried to manipulate us, or anything like that, but there always were pros and cons with the anonymity thing etc).
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