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by effingwewt 1471 days ago
The correct analogy would be the Healthcare system as a whole, and it would indeed hold water.

Social sciences is a complete misnomer. It should be social theories, there's zero scientific basis for them.

You can't compare the science of the physics of the universe to gender studies and economics. One studies the laws of the universe, the other simply talks about an irrational thing irrational beings created, and pretends its science.

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This is also Michel Foucault's critique of the Leninist-Marxist use of the word 'science'
Hadn't heard of that before, thanks for sharing I had to look it up. Many pseudo-sciences seem to do this to steal credibility.

For my downvoters, if you doubt what I said, take a look at this rambling incoherent mess that is this thread's comments.

No one can even describe our economy anymore due to the complexity, we have economic 'laws' that are no more than one person's opinion.

It's just a mess. I don't know what the solution is, but this ain't it.