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Re:I can't let go of “The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Autocorre... by coffeeblack on Friday April 22, 2022 @04:53AM (#31119525)
No, I mean researchers and professors suddenly not getting any research grants anymore, suddenly getting fired from their tenured jobs, not being invited anymore to conferences, etc.

What billionaire funds “contrarian” research?

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Re:I can't let go of “The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Autocorre... by mellavora on Friday April 22, 2022 @05:40AM (#31119773)
There are some funding sources for biologists trying to prove biblical creation.

Think also of all the money funding "climate change isn't real" or "climate change is not anthropomorphic" which can be traced back to big oil money.

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Re:I can't let go of “The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Autocorre... by HWR_14 on Friday April 22, 2022 @09:54AM (#31121549)
You could build your whole career from the 50's on discrediting the link between smoking and cancer.

The Koch brothers were (and the current brother and estate of the other) are happy to write economists checks to prove laissez-faire capitalism under a libertarian government is the best system. Or that climate change isn't real.

If you're willing to generate evidence climate change isn't real, Exxon etc have some nice checks for you.

If you're willing to show how corn syrup is good for American than the Iowa farmer association has money for you.

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Re:I can't let go of “The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Autocorre... by kortilla on Saturday April 23, 2022 @02:33PM (#31136979)
> You could build your whole career from the 50's on discrediting the link between smoking and cancer.

> If you're willing to generate evidence climate change isn't real, Exxon etc have some nice checks for you.

Do you have any evidence of either of these being true today?

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