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> in part this is a reflection of taxonomists inability to sell themselves and adapt to new tools (but note that many have evolved) What tools did they fail to
by hertzrat 6y ago
> in part this is a reflection of taxonomists inability to sell themselves and adapt to new tools (but note that many have evolved)
What tools did they fail to learn? If we went from a state of identifying species to not identifying them, and the major change is removing the taxonomists, isn't it arguable that they were doing fine if not better than without them?
- xipho 6y agoNot sure I understand. A - we identified species B - we removed our ability to identify species A & B therefor C - we're better off ... doesn't seem to follow. Something is missing.