I think the issue is not the geeks grasp of science and objectivity, but the cultures democratization of the talking space to include vast numbers on un-rationa

I think the issue is not the geeks grasp of science and objectivity, but the cultures democratization of the talking space to include vast numbers on un-rational and subjective thinkers on equal status with educated and more objective thinkers. Politics and the funding of state actions seems to be enacted highly subjectively according to power plays and vested interests, with minimal impact from rational geeks. This is the defining issue of our times in my opinion, the reason climate change is the barely mitigated disaster it's turning into. We only get a small fraction of the possible benefits of science as a race, because so much of our potential is wasted or actively worked against.