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> It's that it's scientific and systematic (and not e.g. arbitrary and subjective Care to enlighten us on a better way? We have people who need help right now,
by sseagull 2y ago
> It's that it's scientific and systematic (and not e.g. arbitrary and subjective
Care to enlighten us on a better way? We have people who need help right now, not when (or even if) we find some sort of objective test.
Just because we can’t measure something objectively doesn’t mean it’s not important or useful (McNamara fallacy).
I am a “hard” scientist (physical chemist), and like most (old-ish) scientists I have come to appreciate the “softer” side of life.
- coldtea 2y ago>Care to enlighten us on a better way? We have people who need help right now, not when (or even if) we find some sort of objective test. Doesn't mean they are getting help. Just means we set up a whole cargo cult field from thin air and on thin premises, and make-pretend we help them. Meanwhile, more important structural changes to get them help, are of course ignored, because they are bad for bussiness or inconvenient (like better work-life-balance, less stressful educational/work/healthcare/late life prospects, more cohesive communities, better access to nature, less advertising and rage bait, and anything that doesn't help with the corporate mills grinding on).