• buckykat [none/use name]
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    12 days ago

    Putting economists on the same level as scientists, scholars, and historians is a take

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
          hexagon
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          11 days ago

          Very, very literally and there's at least a few Anthropological analysis of liberal economists performing the role of priests. ANd it's not shitposting, it's very serious analysis.

          • buckykat [none/use name]
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            11 days ago

            Love when my vibes based analysis lines up with serious anthropological analysis.

    • Awoo [she/her]
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      11 days ago

      The journalists he's mentioning too are the liberal scum of the earth pushing the worst disinformation known to man

      • buckykat [none/use name]
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        11 days ago

        Yeah, that figures. There are journalists and journalists, though, and some are praiseworthy.

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
    hexagon
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    12 days ago

    Wait do I have to effort post? Neil is a huge dork who is always saying silly things the reveal a deep incuriousity about the world beyond his field of knowledge while trying to be a public science educator.

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      12 days ago

      I was living under a horizon worth of rocks for the last 15 years. I thought he was the cool science guy from 9gag. Thank you for deprogramming my capitalist brainworm. Because of this I have formed a viable vanguard party that everyone here agrees with directly in the imperial core and we can even fight off cops and armies. I'm so glad the rules have changed and we are now truly a dangerous and active message board.

        • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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          11 days ago

          It's working! I'm made of grass I've been touching so much of it. Everyone I know is a communist now because I didn't make fun of someone online. I am so glad our admins figured out what is best for us without consulting! My former boss is now working two jobs, one as a butler to all former employees until.the labor debt is evened and the other is building statues of Stalin to appease the social debt. Everything is good now

    • TheBroodian [none/use name]
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      11 days ago

      You've basically summarized scientists throughout America. For real, they're all like this. Tremendously smart in the niche of their field, and otherwise too big for their britches

      • context [fae/faer, fae/faer]
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        11 days ago

        under capitalism academic credentials get tied to class interests, so it literally pays to be deeply incurious about the world beyond one's niche expertise. all your energy gets dedicated to navigating the byzantine patronage structures that distribute funding so there's nothing left for organizing and worker solidarity.

      • porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml
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        11 days ago

        I haven't ever lived in America but the American scientists I've met at conferences or working in other countries, while there are obviously plenty of libs among them, I think are still socialists/anarchists/cool people at a higher proportion than the population average. Do you just mean the ones who get famous?

    • Robert_Kennedy_Jr [xe/xem, xey/xem]
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      11 days ago

      Someone mentioned here once that he makes stupid fart huffing posts around the anniversary he was accused of SA to bury it in the SEO rankings.