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The bigger insight is that even the seemingly most noble of institutions can be bought.
by brodouevencode 2y ago
The bigger insight is that even the seemingly most noble of institutions can be bought.
- dent9876543 2y agoTrue, but it is surprisingly difficult to ascribe malice to the actions of the individuals in those organisations. The issue lies is considering the scientific operations of the organisation in isolation. It is naive to presume their scientists have free rein to consider all possible avenues. Likewise the scientists themselves are subject to the dynamics of everyday life. It takes time and clear thinking to eliminate external influences from research. Both are in short supply in an environment of panic and fear. Consensus was always a social construct, and never a special state of ultimate scientific wisdom. During the panic of covid, many thought that a forced consensus got us ‘close enough’ to the truth. Most people are only now waking up to how wrong and damaging it was.