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I would be interested in reading a broader analysis of how scientists and other experts are misleading the public. I imagine there is enough on this subject to
by Invictus0 5y ago
I would be interested in reading a broader analysis of how scientists and other experts are misleading the public. I imagine there is enough on this subject to write a book. My layman's perspective is that it seems to follow from the belief that the public cannot understand the scientists' preferred decision, and that therefore the scientists must mislead the public "for their own good". The obvious example of course is the health authorities misleading the public on masks early on so that hospitals would be able to stockpile supplies, but I'd like to see even more places where the narrative is being twisted.
- beezle 5y agoAn honest assesment acknowledges that current fusion research, like string theory and even HEP, has become an employment program. You can tell this is the case when 1) no efforts are made to change course once it is clear the current dogma is impractical, unprovable or lends increasingly marginal gains in knowledge at extreme cost; and 2) any who question the accepted view are shouted down and pushed aside. That is not to say there should be no money spent on researching fusion or the standard model (or beyond). Just that the current system does a poor job of allocating limited funds by putting most of the monies in one basket until well after other ideas/technologies should be given time of day and ample funding.