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Liminal Space (mander.xyz)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[+] -12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

All I want science to cure is billionaires, we'll take it from there. Concentrations of wealth that enable making brains grow eyes are a bug, not feature. Ever read "Whitey's on the Moon"?

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    That problem is very much one that's beyond the domain of scientists. That's like saying "All I want literature to do is decipher the genetic basis of cancer". Trust me, if science were able to cure billionaires, it would.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Science gave us the guillotine, I choose to hold out hope. Pinpointing and publishing where all the wealth's being concentrated would be an excellent Science Task

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago*

    Science didn't give us the guillotine, no matter which scientific method or forbear you're using to determine scientific nature. At best, engineering gave us the guillotine, but I rather doubt there was any actual engineering design going on when they first made the Halifax Gibbet, except insofar as "I need a simpler and more consistent way to lazily kill petty criminals" was "defining a need".

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