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Science was defunded by politics, and sometimes is political due to existing interests. Why shouldn't scientists talk about politics?
by greesil 1y ago
Science was defunded by politics, and sometimes is political due to existing interests. Why shouldn't scientists talk about politics?
- throwawaymaths 1y ago(most) science was also funded by politics.
- greesil 1y agoHello legacy of ww2. Yup.
- kortilla 1y agoLack of self control or awareness. People make the mistake of thinking that because they are informed on one topic that happens to be political that their opinions on other political topics are relevant. I’m fine seeing scientists arguing for the importance of science on social media. I don’t want to hear rants about LGBTQ+ people from geologists.
- greesil 1y ago"I don’t want to hear rants about LGBTQ+ people from geologists." Build the filter bubble you want, not the one you've got.
- frm88 1y agoWhy should a LGBTQ+ geologist not talk about LGBTQ+ stuff. That makes no sense. Scientists are human, they have the same attributes as other humans, sex and politics among them.
- kortilla 1y agoThey abuse their following gained from expertise to talk about stuff they have no expertise in.