Perry E. Metzger(@perrymetzger):There is anti-intellectualism here, but it is embedded in the words "tech bros". The "tech bros" he denigrates are responsible for CT scanning, MRI, all the synthetic techniques used for making all the drugs that get prescribed, autoclaves, surgical robots, and I could go on and on. And yes, this is really true. CT scanning, for example, was invented by an electrical engineer and a physicist, not by a practicing physician. MRI was invented by three people, one of whom (Damadian) had a medical degree but was much more of a "tech bro" and inventor; the other two had no medical degree. I remember seeing presentations 36 years ago about early surgical robots, and the people pioneering them were... "tech bros".

2026.06.19 17:45

There is anti-intellectualism here, but it is embedded in the words "tech bros". The "tech bros" he denigrates are responsible for CT scanning, MRI, all the synthetic techniques used for making all the drugs that get prescribed, autoclaves, surgical robots, and I could go on and on. And yes, this is really true. CT scanning, for example, was invented by an electrical engineer and a physicist, not by a practicing physician. MRI was invented by three people, one of whom (Damadian) had a medical degree but was much more of a "tech bro" and inventor; the other two had no medical degree. I remember seeing presentations 36 years ago about early surgical robots, and the people pioneering them were... "tech bros".

Nathan Coleman, MD@NColemanMD

2026.06.18 23:54

So how many times do we all need to be grifted by tech bros promising a panacea that will "outsmart all the experts"? This is the natural course of current anti-intellectualism, and it will keep happening until it's either no longer profitable or we get smart again

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