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[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

If nothing else, their incompetence will give us all the proof we need about why these agencies need to be run by experts and why they need to exist and be funded. I never thought I'd see the day we had to learn the hard way why greed and selfishness can't be left to run amok. Sounds exactly the way right teaches their kids, the hard way.

[–] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

We already knew all of that. The problem is that under capitalism, the rich make the rules. Until we supplant the capitalist class with a working class government, we will continue to see policies that put money ahead of people.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

these agencies need to be run by experts

What experts? The NIH was defunded. 10,000 post docs have left the country. People are retiring or exiting science. No other countries are taking up the slack.

[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not sure what your point is, that we have no experts anymore? The institutions should still be run by experts.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

The point is while people have been sleeping, Trump has killed science from the very front end of the pipeline of what produces experts. Experts are retiring in droves, and those mid-career are exiting science because they have no future. USA has NO CLUE how bad this is. A lot of science going on in the background keeping you safe is GONE.

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 4 points 1 month ago