Agree very much on “sciencism”. During the pandemic I ground my teeth at the constant refrain that politicians should “follow the science”. No, they should evaluate and absorb the science and then make a broader decision, which is their job. If you “followed the science”, you’d ban cigarettes and alcohol, a lot of fatty or high-salt foods, probably have scientist-approved, state-issued rations and compulsory exercise. But that’s not how a free society works.
That's the interesting thing, isn’t it. That's where the values come in. Theoretically I could discover that cigarettes cause cancer and prescribe them on misanthropic grounds.
Politics is about values and ideology, and debating different values and ideas. Otherwise there’s no point in it. It’s why I hate technocracy and the sort of neo-Third Way belief that if we can just get *enough* people with *enough* data to discuss an issue for *long enough*, we’ll arrive at a single, objectively correct and true solution. Which is nonsense.
Agree very much on “sciencism”. During the pandemic I ground my teeth at the constant refrain that politicians should “follow the science”. No, they should evaluate and absorb the science and then make a broader decision, which is their job. If you “followed the science”, you’d ban cigarettes and alcohol, a lot of fatty or high-salt foods, probably have scientist-approved, state-issued rations and compulsory exercise. But that’s not how a free society works.
That's the interesting thing, isn’t it. That's where the values come in. Theoretically I could discover that cigarettes cause cancer and prescribe them on misanthropic grounds.
Politics is about values and ideology, and debating different values and ideas. Otherwise there’s no point in it. It’s why I hate technocracy and the sort of neo-Third Way belief that if we can just get *enough* people with *enough* data to discuss an issue for *long enough*, we’ll arrive at a single, objectively correct and true solution. Which is nonsense.
I take it all back. People in the old days might have had deeper, more meaningful friendships but imagine missing out on Twitter mutuals
You're so right. I can’t imagine my life without, er, that American guy and, erm, that woman who takes selfies.
Nothing like streams of selfies and hot takes to comfort you in those hard times 🥰