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[–] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 47 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

The paper is bad and incoherent. For a supposedly data driven paper it's mostly about the authors' subjective experiences and a selection of anecdotal-grade posts. The few graphs they do choose are unintelligible and aren't even used to support any particular arguments. It'd be a sweet gig to work for a think tank like this where you can just write garbage and collect your NED/oligarch-backed check, but I have a little bit of self-respect.

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[–] ihaveibs@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I thought papers were bad in my field but boy does political science produce some absolute slop

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[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So far, it feels like every poli sci hack I've ever met is really just a failed sociologist

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[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago

In some of the war oriented think tanks, you literally just play board games with a bunch of non military business people and call it “war simulation/ war gaming” lol. As if a bunch of lanyards have more meaningful insight into war and logistics than billionaire dollar military exercises and tactics, most of which are already delusional nonsense to begin with.

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[–] Deadend@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The authors probably started their paper after they saw pigpoopballs.

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[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

I am not upset: a data-driven analysis

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