• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    This isn’t about efficiency, it’s about attacking science as a tool for evaluating truth. It’s a way to discredit the authority of expertise and shape the course of research with selective funding and demonization.

    • TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml
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      57 minutes ago

      I think it’s because Elon Musk just really wanted to be the head of a department called “D.O.G.E.”. The whole attacking science thing is just a bonus.