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Read history, philosophy, psychology, travel and talk to people (not "important" people, just people). That will learn you everything about the how and why hum
by njharman 10y ago
Read history, philosophy, psychology, travel and talk to people (not "important" people, just people). That will learn you everything about the how and why human world is today.
Read science. Actual science not studies paid for by X industry/gov. That will learn you everything else.
Yes, this is hard. Probably more than one person can do. Which is why it is safe to assume you, nor anyone else who is talking at you knows what they are talking about.
- jhbadger 10y ago"Actual science not studies paid for by X industry/gov." What science isn't funded by either industry or government?
- zghst 10y agoIt's very hard to find any scientific/academic communities not penetrated by industry/gov't groupthink. Even academia is political and bought and paid for.
- jessriedel 10y agoThere is a small amount of work that is funded by private philanthropic organizations (e.g., Simon, Templeton), but these come with their own biases. In principle you could look for places that shield researches from influence by guaranteeing funding regardless of results, but this is almost nonexistent. Even tenured professors are very much driven by the carrot of research funds to buy equipment, pay underlings, or buy-out teaching responsibilities.
- njharman 10y agoThere's difference between funding science and funding a study that shows "whatever thing you want people to believe to sell your product". The latter is typically what gets regurgitated by news as "science" and what I referring to. My meaning was, that you should learn science. Not just listen to what people tell you that sounds "sciency".