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Re:Why Most Published Research Findings Are False by randomdata on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @10:37PM (#41643169)
> - they want to save money training the employees,

So what you're saying is that they push for STEM education to make their employees more replaceable...?

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Re:Why Most Published Research Findings Are False by aleph_minus_one on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @04:43AM (#41645210)
> So what you're saying is that they push for STEM education to make their employees more replaceable...?

A general rule of thumb is rather that better education and/or specialized knowledge makes employees nore productive, but also less replaceable.

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Re:Why Most Published Research Findings Are False by DiscourseFan on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @06:56AM (#41645942)
>less replaceable

Only when they are the only ones that have that knowledge, not when teaching it becomes rote.

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Re:Why Most Published Research Findings Are False by randomdata on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @09:19AM (#41647205)
A decent rule if considered in a vacuum, but perhaps you missed some necessary context related to this particular discussion?

> - they want to save money training the employees,

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