It’s not a lack of ability to understand that’s at issue, it’s a lack of trust. Poor, rural, uneducated conservatives don’t doubt the intelligence of doctors, they mistrust them.

Recall that doctors once told pregnant women to take Thalidomide (warning, don’t click on the article about the scandal unless you’re prepared to see disturbing pictures). More recently, the Surgeon General lied to the public about the effectiveness of masks for preventing COVID transmission.

When experts lie to the public, the loss of trust can last for generations. It’s a huge problem that is all too casually dismissed.

Overgrown with noxious weeds and infested with fire ants and malaria-bearing mosquitos.

And replanting the trees outside so they face in the opposite direction!

Try playing a traditional Roguelike such as Shattered Pixel Dungeon. Don’t use your consumables and you’ll just die!