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this is completely out of touch with what's actually happening, hundreds of millions of dollars are being pulled from ongoing research that's entirely apolitica

this is completely out of touch with what's actually happening, hundreds of millions of dollars are being pulled from ongoing research that's entirely apolitical... it's a campaign of vengeance

bilbo0s 1y ago
In fairness.. in certain ideologies, belief in scientific research and the scientific method, in and of itself, is regarded as a political ideology. Not necessarily only a scientific one. To them, it's exclusionary to require that ideas be backed by data and replicated via peer review before being taken seriously, or even published in certain journals. Whereas to most academics the very problem are the cracks in the integrity of peer review, and the replication crisis. It's a case of world views that are simply diametrically opposed.
- micromacrofoot 1y ago
  So we're calling ignorance an ideology now?
mathiaspoint 1y ago
It's not vengeance. Public institutions get funded by the public as long as the public feels they benefit. Many of these institutions went on a massive PR campaign demonizing the majority demographic. Regardless of whether it's actually true or not they now feel like the institutions are a net loss for them and would prefer the money is spent elsewhere.
- micromacrofoot 1y ago
  > Many of these institutions went on a massive PR campaign demonizing the majority demographic I'm sorry what? where's the evidence? the current administration has been saying (in their words) that they're pulling funding from Harvard because they aren't doing enough to stop antisemitism and are pushing for a direct role in governance — they've attempted to freeze billions of dollars in grants for a number of things including medical research Historically this research has shown massive measurable return on investment, which is why it's funded so well.

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this is completely out of touch with what's actually happening, hundreds of millions of dollars are being pulled from ongoing research that's entirely apolitica

by micromacrofoot 1y ago

this is completely out of touch with what's actually happening, hundreds of millions of dollars are being pulled from ongoing research that's entirely apolitical... it's a campaign of vengeance

bilbo0s 1y ago
In fairness.. in certain ideologies, belief in scientific research and the scientific method, in and of itself, is regarded as a political ideology. Not necessarily only a scientific one. To them, it's exclusionary to require that ideas be backed by data and replicated via peer review before being taken seriously, or even published in certain journals. Whereas to most academics the very problem are the cracks in the integrity of peer review, and the replication crisis. It's a case of world views that are simply diametrically opposed.
- micromacrofoot 1y ago
  So we're calling ignorance an ideology now?
mathiaspoint 1y ago
It's not vengeance. Public institutions get funded by the public as long as the public feels they benefit. Many of these institutions went on a massive PR campaign demonizing the majority demographic. Regardless of whether it's actually true or not they now feel like the institutions are a net loss for them and would prefer the money is spent elsewhere.
- micromacrofoot 1y ago
  > Many of these institutions went on a massive PR campaign demonizing the majority demographic I'm sorry what? where's the evidence? the current administration has been saying (in their words) that they're pulling funding from Harvard because they aren't doing enough to stop antisemitism and are pushing for a direct role in governance — they've attempted to freeze billions of dollars in grants for a number of things including medical research Historically this research has shown massive measurable return on investment, which is why it's funded so well.