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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, the right is how science unfortunately works. My professor told me that science progresses one death at a time. We argued in various papers that the terminology in our field was really messy and didn't hold up to actual findings, but the old generation of scientists didn't want to allow any changes. In most research fields there are a few scientists that hold a position of power and that don't like sharing that power.

Reading Ursula Le Guin's The Dispossessed and her idea of an anarchist world caught me off guard when she starts exploring exactly this problem in science...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm adding that to my reading list, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The Dispossessed

You should put it near the top. lol I just told someone else to read it yesterday irl.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Would you recommend the book?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

1000%!! Over the years I've lent it to various people and they all loved it very much. It has been the most influential book for me regarding how I view society, capitalism and anarchism.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Saved your comment, hopefully won't take too long before i find time to read that book :)