phantom_of_cato
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"It is a hard matter to save a city in which a fish sells for more than an ox."
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Comment · 4 years ago
That has nothing to do with the ridiculous argument made above.
Comment · 4 years ago
It is, for the most part. The replication crisis supports that statement. [1] Quite a few results you may have read about in "Thinking: Fast and Slow" probably won't replicate. [2]
There are at least two factors at play: what they are studying is quite complex, and people who tend to study it aren't the smartest. Take two PhD students, one in the psychology department, and one in physics. Make them switch roles. Who do you think is going to be in more trouble? [3]
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis
[2]: https://replicationindex.com/category/thinking-fast-and-slow...
Comment · 4 years ago
> What is the point of making this comment?
The point is that if we don't resist internet censorship here in the west, for which the pressure is building up, there won't be a free internet Iranians could connect to using a VPN.
Comment · 4 years ago
We all know that many public libraries carry holocaust denial books, right? It's time to do something about that. /s
Comment · 4 years ago
The military-industrial complex [1] on full display.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military–industrial_complex
Comment · 4 years ago
> As I stared up into the heavens, I had this deeply profound realization that our planet is traveling through space like all the other planets.
I genuinely don't understand what would be sad about that. The possibility of the next generation being able to explore at least one of those planets is very real.