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Many things are both flawed and worth of preservation.

• shayway 1y ago
  Science as a principle is beautiful and valuable, and is entirely worthy of preservation. The industry surrounding it, less so. They are not inseparable. The latter has proven a poor steward of the former, and it's the latter that's under threat right now. It's not a question of 'yes science' or 'no science', but whether the current version of it is truly a fitting use of the space it occupies.
  • tech_ken 1y ago
    I think they are way less separable than you do. Moreover, I would say that while the current stewardship has notable flaws they are far, far fewer and less grave than previous iterations. No iteration is worthy of the space it holds, but progress comes through honest introspection exactly like what has followed the replication crisis you described. Simply bulk-axing research grants that fail to properly kowtow to the current president’s political ideology is a much cruder tool, and one which seems unfit to really address the concerns you described in your original post.