Comment on Roundup of Roundup

RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Science is fine. How it is published and funded is deeply flawed.

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  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s why I used scare quotes

    The problem is, how it’s published and funded is a huge part of the institutions surrounding science, to the point that they’ve become plesionyms.

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  • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    To the vast majority of the population, those two things are the same. Science is what's published and what the lawmakers and journalists see. If most of that is flawed, Science is flawed. if Science is flawed, then the next best thing is "common sense".

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    • Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yes. But no.

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    • insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Sounds more like education is flawed.

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      • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Well, education would give us a better sense of what "common sense" needs to mean.

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  • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Unfortunately, many people can’t tell the difference

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• Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Best I can offer is a token fine that will be reduced on appeal.

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