Duplicating a top level comment I just posted, but this all assumes that people will generally respond the same way over time. I'd be surprised if culture, societal norms, life experiences, etc didn't make a meaningful difference and those absolutely change over time.
Re:We need more goat sacrifices
by tjwebbnorfolk on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @12:56PM
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yea, social science researchers are well aware of longitudinal studies that track populations over time...
I assume you meant this condescending given the "..." at the end.
Longitudinal studies tracking populations over time does not imply that sociological intervention experiments, especially political ones, will be reliably recreated over time.
Re:We need more goat sacrifices
by tjwebbnorfolk on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:28PM
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man ellipses are just catnip for pedants, eh? thanks for refuting absolutely nothing
The goal of science can only be to learn whether it helps people, who it helps, who it hurts, etc. Then it can be implemented, or not, depending on the results.