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They (humanities) mainly exist to perpetuate and legitimize state power over the individual. It serves the interests of elites and their prestigious media (the
by nemo44x 3y ago
They (humanities) mainly exist to perpetuate and legitimize state power over the individual. It serves the interests of elites and their prestigious media (the ones that win the awards they made up to differentiate themselves) gets to propagate the (predetermined) outcomes from the "studies" their elite institutions publish. This in turn makes these institutions and adjacent power structures (NGOs, media, activist networks, etc) even more powerful as it turns into policy and it's a never ending loop of self legitimization and justification.
- yamazakiwi 3y agoIn the spirit of this thread, prove this is true using scientific study.
- nemo44x 3y agoI don’t have the time or resources to conduct a scientific study on it. But empirically I think it’s clear and the incentive of power attraction makes complete sense. Also, science doesn’t really prove things true. It can prove things likely. And it’s really good at showing what is not true. I think in general humanities fail to address falsifiable things. This is why we have a reproducibility problem and why it’s mainly bullshit.
- yamazakiwi 3y agoI thought it was obvious I was being sarcastic, sorry about that