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If you're frustrated by homelessness and you hold scientists who are working on a totally unrelated problem accountable for that homelessness, you're either par
by beebmam 5y ago
If you're frustrated by homelessness and you hold scientists who are working on a totally unrelated problem accountable for that homelessness, you're either participating in an absurd amount of Whataboutism, or you're not actually serious about what it takes to solve homelessness.
Plenty of countries have solved homelessness, and it requires a very well funded social and economic safety net, fueled by high taxation. Be angry with people who oppose those safety nets, not some random scientists who have nothing to do with this problem.
- ckemere 5y agoI should clarify that I have no problem with research on aging. I do research on brain machine interfaces which is equally pie in the sky. I am frustrated by the interest/funding shown in this research. Also, I think that it's irresponsible to say that homelessness is a public policy problem and aging isn't. [Edit-more clarification]: My frustration is people who consider the problem of giving the median individual 10 more healthy-years of life unworthy of their attention/resources (attention is really the most valuable resource at some level) but are quite happy to get excited by those who promise infinite life. What if rather than a silver bullet, life extension requires society-level changes a small step at a time??
- beebmam 5y agoI didn't say aging isn't a public policy problem. I said homelessness is. Plenty of governments have solved it, but it takes safety nets and taxation and funding. It's really not hard to understand.