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hirvi74 ◴[30 Aug 25 19:12 UTC] No.45077200[source]▶

I still do not understand why we are wasting scientific resources trying to stack rank humans on arbitrarily defined concepts like cognitive ability or intelligence.

After over a century of psychometric research in cognitive abilities and intelligence, what do we have to show for it? Whose life has actually improved for the better? Have the benefits from such research, if any, outweighed the amount of harm that has already been caused?

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1. raincole ◴[30 Aug 25 19:32 UTC] No.45077343[source]▶

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If you view academics through this kind of lens most of them should be disband. Like practically everything outside of STEM. Actually 90% of math and science too.

A great part of science breakthroughs is mostly made by people who just want to know more, for the sake of knowing more.

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