Tuesday, June 12, 2018
No, we don't need more "scientific" literacy.
Article about a hi-tech IPO that supposedly preserves your mind by preserving the neurons and synapses of your brain at a snapshot moment. Immortality! Oh boy! My favorite!
Article ends with:
The solution to the dangers of hype, experts say, is a more scientifically literate public and less clickbait-driven journalism. Until then, it seems that companies like Nectome will continue to enjoy at least 15 minutes of fame.Fuck. I'm scientifically literate enough to see the IPO is bullshit. Memory is dynamic, not static. Memory is more like a song than a CD. LOTS of people are equally or far more literate, and LOTS of us could have told them it's bullshit. Why do we need MORE literate people when MILLIONS of currently literate people are TOTALLY FUCKING POWERLESS? Why bother with literacy when nobody will FUCKING LISTEN? On the other side, this IPO "partnered with well-known MIT neurologist Edward Boyden." Why is Boyden still working and still well-known? He proved that he is either illiterate or corrupt. Literate and UNCOOL people get no respect. Corrupt and COOL "scientists" get all the rewards. Crime pays MAGNIFICENTLY. Cheaters win EVERYTHING. Honesty is SUICIDE. = = = = = Footnote for clarity: Scientific literacy isn't even the main variable in most tech frauds. It wouldn't help with Theranos because there's no scientific or technical reason why Holmes's machine couldn't work. Holmes had to be exposed by internal whistleblowers who realized that she wasn't trying to build the promised machine. She was just setting up a vast array of magic tricks and stagecraft to manipulate share value.
Labels: Carbon Cult, infinite infinite infinite infinite evil
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