I don't think it is a critique. > I am always wary of people who want to do world changing research and then call it "not political". > It's usually white men

I don't think it is a critique. > I am always wary of people who want to do world changing research and then call it "not political". > It's usually white men who are used to seeing any action taken to further the interests of oppressed people as "political" and "ideological", but they do not see their own actions which implicitly require continuing said oppression as "political" or "ideological". > Compute takes resources. Is there anything less political than massive resource use? I interpret this as: "It is usually white men seeking to do apolitical, world-changing research who are willing to ignore the consequences to the oppressed to maintain the status quo." I think that is probably true of almost any demographic, given the opportunity.