Exactly. That is why we have politicians - they are (or could be) our representatives to propose compromises that try to consider everybody's goals. Scientific

Exactly. That is why we have politicians - they are (or could be) our representatives to propose compromises that try to consider everybody's goals. Scientific or technical inputs should be inputs to these proposals, to identify causal effects, but they should never be directly dictating the political choices that get made. Technocracy doesn't work, precisely because the technician focuses most on their area of expertise, and not on how it interacts with our society. We need strong politicians to navigate compromises.