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What does it mean for CSPI if the thing they primarily study is, "mostly a fraud"?
by TameAntelope 5y ago
What does it mean for CSPI if the thing they primarily study is, "mostly a fraud"?
- slibhb 5y agoThey aren't saying it has to be this way, they're just saying it is this way. I think we can conclude that they mean "besides us". Personally, when someone makes reference to "policy relevant social science," I always ask myself: if the study concluded the opposite, would this person's opinion be different? The answer I come to is almost always no.
- notahacker 5y agoIt means they can rant about all the other academics, whilst cherry picking their own conclusions in the opposite direction. This[1] is an example of it which borders on Swiftian satire... [1] https://cspicenter.org/reports/the-accuracy-of-stereotypes-data-and-implications/ https://cspicenter.org/reports/the-accuracy-of-stereotypes-d...
- cato_the_elder 5y agoIf it's true, it's means that they probably can do much better than others by simply not being a fraud?