Philosophy also covers topics that aren't scientific. (Eg, ethics.) Similarly, gluing mathematics to science is a philosophical framework. Most meta- fields ar

Philosophy also covers topics that aren't scientific. (Eg, ethics.) Similarly, gluing mathematics to science is a philosophical framework. Most meta- fields are philosophical because they define the framework in which you can apply science to the field. Most of the criticisms are people who work in a narrow, high part of the intellectual stack misunderstanding how the framework they use every day is constructed (or ignoring that such a framework even exists). And then they rant about early versions having bugs or some of the "failed" experiments or quirky side-projects. The people making snide comments here are no better than Javascript developers wondering why anyone would use a pointer, completely ignorant of the underlying technology (such as the fact processors need a way to address in to memory).