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[-] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I think the problem here is that being a scientist means you are, by definition, "smart". Which can make it hard to accept when you are being an idiot. And what do people do when they can't accept a truth about themselves?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Being a scientist today means you are "smart" in a very narrow and limited area of expertise. Outside of that area, shit goes downhill fast.

I can't find the link but scientists and academics are thought to be heavily targeted with affinity fraud schemes because they rarely report when they are duped.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

Yeah, I hate how everyone but me does that

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

So how does one Gling?

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