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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs since Trump took office, which is equivalent to 106,636 years worth of experience and institutional knowledge (hexbear.net)

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[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

STEM propaganda. The people who make countries thrive are predominantly the industrial working class, not STEMlords, and I say this as an edgy STEMlord.

[–] micnd90@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

People with PhDs working for the Forest Service ain't exactly STEMlords either