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by twirligigue 1829 days ago
That was the age of the amateur scientist; the future belongs to the amateur, too.

Just as mainstream and social media are net evil influences on society, so by now is the scientific journal system with the enormous reach of its most prestigious publications. Signal is drowned by noise and attempts to garner attention play subtly with the truth and harp upon the fears and desires of the audience.

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20210524/studies-mo...