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Scientists trusted less than businessmen when discussing social issues, study finds
(www.manchester.ac.uk)
this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2026
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Business leaders tell people what they want to hear, scientists typically bring bad news.
Unless they're paid off by big corporations to do studies favorable to a company's products, in which case they bring nice sounding lies. Like how Monsanto wrote entire passages of the paper supposedly proving the safety of their glyphosate.
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This shit killed my grandma in her late 60s along with millions of others worldwide.
But I think this is due to a broader incentive problem in science. There's incentive to find new and interesting things to publish or die. There's no incentive (in fact strong incentives against) replicating other studies to see if their results hold up to external verification.
Absolutely. All the Parkinsons cases from people who've lived next to agricultural land and golf courses, all from 'safe' products.
Business leaders: "Our product is going to murder humanity."
That one is for investors in the ponzi scheme. Don't forget 'your self driving car will earn taxi fare while you sleep' and 'AI will usher in the 3-day work week'.
this sounds like restating the title rather than supporting it