this is vaguely related to the string theory related post from a day or two ago, it’s all bazinga science folks TL;DW string theory is a big thing because people that read pop science really liked it and it took a long time for physicists to come out in force and say “this is untestable garbage”

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Covid really did a number on scientific credibility. It’s like they decided to cash in centuries of being right about everything and being able to prove it for a chance to hijack control of the culture. Oh well, it only empowered quacks and frauds who give more work to the fact-checkers, right?

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There is a lot wrong with STEM in the west especially, although that’s mostly just caused by capitalism.

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centuries of being right about everything

Tell me you don’t know the history of even our current definition of science without using those words.

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12 points

What? Who wanted to hijack culture?

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