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Cereal is just human kibble in c/[email protected]

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

Only teenagers? 😭

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 weeks ago (9 children)

I agree with Dr. Jey McCreight on the science.

But for determining truth, both sides are wrong here.

Dunning-Kruger is bad, but so is credentialism and appeal to authority.

Many people with PhD's have had Dunning-Kruger. Someone else mentioned Ben Carson being great at neurosurgery, but not politics.

A PhD doesn't make you infallible.

I am saying this as someone who is taking graduate-level courses and will be pursuing my PhD. When I'm correct, it's not because my future PhD causes reality to magically conform to my opinions - it's because I rigorously looked at the evidence, logic, and formed my own conclusion that better aligns with reality.

Dunning-Kruger in c/[email protected]

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

Yeah, both sides are wrong here.

Dunning-Kruger is bad, but so is credentialism and appeal to authority.

How are you doing? - weekly thread #3 in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Doing okay.

Just picked up my cat's ashes today, but also ate some pizza with my bf.

I did okay on my midterms. Got an 85%.

Troy McMillan can't be bothered in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So this is the manual that the bad tech support lines use. 😭

Nothing against disabled people but how come I can't replace my arm with something augmented that can carry more weight? Also other parts? My disabled bro asked me this and got me thinking in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Technology isn't there yet. Try again in 20 years.

What's wrong with a technocracy? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I'm not proposing anything specific, no. I said it was an example (and I even bolded the text).

I don't really have a stake in the specific example I gave, so I can't really comment much else on your critique of it.

👏👏👏CANCEL👏BIG👏MATH👏👏👏 in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Wake up, people. Reject mathematics. Reject formalism.

How come in most school in the USA (at least mine) they teach Spain Spanish instead of Mexico Spanish? Would not Mexico Spanish be an obvious choice to teach? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

So would ASL, yet here we are.

The education system is for schooling, not learning.

How come in most school in the USA (at least mine) they teach Spain Spanish instead of Mexico Spanish? Would not Mexico Spanish be an obvious choice to teach? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 weeks ago

So would ASL, yet here we are.

The education system is for schooling, not learning.

U.S. stock market loses $5 trillion in value in three weeks in c/[email protected]

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

We're cooked. 😭

What's wrong with a technocracy? in c/[email protected]

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

This is a really good response. Thank you.

I think we can have both the benefits of democracy being decentralized and resistant to systemic manipulation, and of technocracy having some minimum bar to deter ignorant individuals from harming society. There are trade-offs for sure, but currently, we the people ultimately voted for someone who openly said he'd impose tariffs (among other things).

One potential example (among many, many possibilities) is a system where academic organizations and think tanks stake their reputation to nominate candidates, and then the people vote on them.

For example, let's say the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) nominates a pro-tariff candidate to manage economic policy. And then let's say the people end up voting for them. After the tariffs wreck the economy, the reputation of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) will deteriorate considerably. In the next election, the people will vote the candidate out and ignore future EPI nominations.