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What the actual fuck. There should be none of you left if that’s the case.

• bowsamic 3y ago
  Not sure why you're surprised, it's basically required at this point. Part of becoming a physicist is learning which 20% of a given paper is a vast overexaggeration of the impact or significance of the results. The exaggeration and deception is required for career progression
  • edgyquant 3y ago
    Probably because anyone mentioning such a thing is met with outrage at suggestion that “scientists” are anything but humble truth seekers.
    • bowsamic 3y ago
      Scientists are careerists first. I'm sure you've been told this many times
      • edgyquant 3y ago
        No the public discourse around this has been, for years at this point, that this isn’t true. Stating anything else gets one labeled as an anti-science conspiracy theorist at best or a fascist at worst. Surely you know this.
        • bowsamic 3y ago
          I’m from a reasonably poor background so my experience has been almost the opposite, that experts are derided and seen as weirdos who are missing some aspect of reality. I get that there is a portion of the population for which what you say is true, but I’m sceptical that you aren’t aware of what I’m talking about, but if you’ve genuinely managed to avoid it up until now, then you’re welcome I guess