> What else should scientists do than challenging the status quo?
Sure, and I rather suspect there are all sorts of venues that scientists could use to communicate scientific reasons challenging the status quo, ones in which there'd be a process of discourse with other domain experts capable of independently evaluating claims.
YouTube is significant mass media. But the idea that it's a crucial early stage link in the scientific process is one of the most ridiculous things about this conversation.
When you deal in mass distribution, the dynamics and responsibilities are different than when you're in conversation/process with other domain experts. If you can't build up a decent threshold of support within circles of expertise first, it's likely your counterclaim won't have real value for a mass market. Or worse.
And if you want access to a mass market anyway without having to face those challenges first, it's possible that what you're about is more personal privilege than substantial contribution to the marketplace of ideas.
And given how ridiculously diverse and incredibly free the online marketplace for ideas is right now, considering how it has never been easier to get mass distribution of even pretty questionable ideas, it's a pretty weird time to take the posture that we're actually suffering under an oppressively censored discourse regime.
Sure, and I rather suspect there are all sorts of venues that scientists could use to communicate scientific reasons challenging the status quo, ones in which there'd be a process of discourse with other domain experts capable of independently evaluating claims.
YouTube is significant mass media. But the idea that it's a crucial early stage link in the scientific process is one of the most ridiculous things about this conversation.
When you deal in mass distribution, the dynamics and responsibilities are different than when you're in conversation/process with other domain experts. If you can't build up a decent threshold of support within circles of expertise first, it's likely your counterclaim won't have real value for a mass market. Or worse.
And if you want access to a mass market anyway without having to face those challenges first, it's possible that what you're about is more personal privilege than substantial contribution to the marketplace of ideas.
And given how ridiculously diverse and incredibly free the online marketplace for ideas is right now, considering how it has never been easier to get mass distribution of even pretty questionable ideas, it's a pretty weird time to take the posture that we're actually suffering under an oppressively censored discourse regime.