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by zepto 1741 days ago
It takes more than a single study for something to become ‘science’. Especially in the social sciences, where replication is a real problem.

I’m strongly in agreement with the goal and the sentiment of the project, but not with its execution. We need a lot more epistemic humility and contextualization for this to not just seem like just another political project.

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Yeah, if they'd read and critiqued at least some of the papers, we would all be more informed rather than outraged.
Right, and compared the stats with other harms etc.