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I don't want to be "that guy" but... why is this news? It's fairly self-evident in our culture. Just look at the way the people who practice these are portray
by reificator 8y ago
I don't want to be "that guy" but... why is this news? It's fairly self-evident in our culture. Just look at the way the people who practice these are portrayed in media. (at least when it's set in the west in modern times)
The study itself is valuable, I'm not against testing things that are "obvious". Just that when the culturally accepted result is upheld by the study, it's not generally worth reporting on IMO.
- mettamage 8y agoIt is worth reporting in a scientific article though. Null-results, everything should be reported and accessible somewhere. The reproducibility crisis should be stopped, otherwise I can just claim whatever I want and be as wrong as the social scientists who have trouble finding any verifiable fact. Regarding to what is news worthy and therefore publishable on news: whatever makes money, I wouldn't know what makes money in that regard.
- reificator 8y ago> It is worth reporting in a scientific article though. Null-results, everything should be reported and accessible somewhere. Which is exactly what I said in my original post. > Regarding to what is news worthy and therefore publishable on news: whatever makes money I'm usually pretty cynical but I do at least wish we could hold news to a higher standard than "Make money".
- mettamage 8y agoAh, my apologies, didn't catch that. Regarding the news: I hope so too. I suppose I betrayed my cynicism.