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It can be boiled down to incentive alignment - though a lot of people (falsely) believe that incentives can (or should) be tuned for social good. > is there ev
by 23B1 2y ago
It can be boiled down to incentive alignment - though a lot of people (falsely) believe that incentives can (or should) be tuned for social good.
> is there evidence of motives leading to actual misbehavior?
Yes. Having a 'very strong opinion' is a strong indicator that a publication concerned with science has gone off the rails.
- ImPostingOnHN 2y ago> It can be boiled down to incentive alignment Sure, if "it" here means your opinion of what's important. Incentive alignment and misalignment isn't evidence of wrongdoing, though. > Having a 'very strong opinion' is a strong indicator that a publication concerned with science has gone off the rails. Interesting opinion. I thank you for it and respectfully disagree.
- 23B1 2y agoHaving reliable sources for scientific news and a high standard for truth therein is obviously important, moral, and good. Your opinion is wrong.
- ImPostingOnHN 2y ago> Having reliable sources for scientific news and a high standard for truth therein is obviously important, moral, and good. I'm glad we could find shared ground here. I wholeheartedly agree, even if I respectfully disagree with your totally unrelated very strong opinion that "Having a 'very strong opinion' is a strong indicator that a publication concerned with science has gone off the rails"
- 23B1 2y agoIt is vitally important that scientists put their duty above their burning desire to have a 'hot take', especially in medicine and public health. This shouldn't be controversial.