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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

The fact that capitalism taints everything it touches is not a criticism of the things it touches.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago

Yet, it's not as simple as "scientists are under capitalists' interests", but "the ideologies within capitalism permeate the way we do science". A common example is how we measure functionality (and therefore pathology itself) in medicine.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Actually, it is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

No, it isn't.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Whether or now "it" is touched by capitalizm is relevant. Because if it is touched, then "it" at least needs fixed if not viable at providing benefit anymore at all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

What about the scientific method is 'unviable'? What is the issue with empirically driven analysis? Is your issue not with those things? If it's not, then your issue is not with science, but capitalism. It's pretty simple, really.