Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Sabine Hossenfelder criticizes academia and irrational constraining dogma

This ~14 minute video by Sabine Hossenfelder (PhD, physics), My dream died, and now I'm here (why academia sucks), sharply criticizes the academic Ivory Tower for timidity, at least in physics. She argues that academic science operates more like a business than an intellectually open human enterprise. She makes some good points, including a sharp accusation of misogyny.


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