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30 sats \ 3 replies \ @south_korea_ln 27 Mar \ parent \ on: Science Magazine Attacks the Journal of the Academy of Public Health science
In the end, we think quite alike. People on both sides are not that different. Not good of me to think in terms of sides when i think of it.
Ok, thanks for clarifying the ScienceTM thing. I did not catch that sarcastic nuance.
Yeah, change usually happens with a next generation taking over. Few people are capable of change themselves. Not only in the context of science.
Everyone has too many sunk investments in whatever theory that they are pursuing and professing. That one fact, alone, makes it very difficult to change course and thought patterns. Giving up on sunk costs is one of the most difficult things to do for most people, especially if you have put in years and years sinking those costs. The investments were too great to just walk away from when presented with another idea.
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Very true. Sunk cost is incredibly strong.
Better to share a meal with the person one disagrees with: #925986
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Often the sunk costs are so overwhelming that even having many meals together and being close friends will not overcome the past investments in reputation and knowledge. It is a difficult process.
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