Why Young Men Are Losing Faith in Science
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No one cared what I believed in back then
As an older person now, I see why no one cared what I thought as a young man on some topics
Why is it any different today?
This article is no different, and mistakes modern problems for old-fashioned causes. "People got their ideas from the wrong sources" is really all this article offers and really doesn't scratch the surface why extremist ideas are propagating so much nowadays, or why culture is splintering and trust in institutions is so low.
Science is anything but: correlations extended in time-space.
The only solution is chuck storytelling.