[jprete]

Doing crap studies to argue from the authority of science has gradually eroded that authority.

I don’t know that this study is crap, but it fits the pattern on the surface: “Correlate politically valuable thing A with biomarker B, observe that B is correlated with universally valued C, totally ignore statistics to infer that A causes C”.

I say this as someone who actively believes it’s healthier to live in or near green spaces!

[Swenrekcah]

Sure, but the problem with crap scientific studies is not studies or science, it's the crap.

Allowing lazy content pushers to 'report' on studies without understanding any of it is much more of a problem than any study, however flawed.

That and unscrupulous politicians and megacorps is what has eroded the trust in our society, not only of science but almost anything.