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I think this discussion needs to include a lot more consideration about money. When I’ve encountered antivax and anti-GMO sentiments, it’s often been tied up in
by egwynn 6y ago
I think this discussion needs to include a lot more consideration about money. When I’ve encountered antivax and anti-GMO sentiments, it’s often been tied up in a distrust of the for-profit interests that are related to both of those. In a nutshell, there are many who think that some kinds of science can’t be trusted to tell the truth if that truth would be bad for business for the people conducting the science.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoOr a slightly different take on the it, that businesses with money at stake will claim "science" when they need support, though the business can't be trusted to tell the truth about the science. And the business is usually better at publicity than the scientists are.
- thatguy0900 6y agoYou can see this right now on the front page with Googles ai reaserchers