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"Science isn't political!" (mander.xyz)
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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Of course science is political. Knowledge is power and all power systems are political.

But ignoring philosophy, Science is a charity. By in large they must beg for their money. You don't suppose that the people providing the money have any influence?

And I'm not talking about junk science, biased studies, or even fraud. A perfectly run study may still be political simply because it was chosen for funding over something else.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's a little more complex than that. Some things:

It's a structural problem, but still the same problem plaguing the rest of society at the moment.

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 2 points 2 days ago

It looks like you all snuffed some TetraFunkoTetris