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[-] Zacryon@feddit.org 15 points 1 day ago

Reminds me of Sabine Hossfelder, a physicist, who had made some similar experiences.

https://youtu.be/LKiBlGDfRU8

Proof that educated people can still be immensely stupid and be utter human trash.

[-] Nalivai@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago

It's sad that she decided to channel her experience into transphobia, as if punching down will somehow make up for all the punches she got.

[-] Zacryon@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago
[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

She also made a video extolling the virtues of capitalism and how science wouldn't have progressed without it, but then oddly went on to make videos about why she had to leave academia because of profit motive forcing her to research things that didn't matter but got grant funding to keep her alive, without making the connection that the profit motive that destroyed her dream is due to capitalism.

Not to mention, she's fueling anti-science perspectives.

[-] oftheair 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Also, she's very ableist in that she is against autistic people

[-] Nalivai@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Was news to me also, very sad news indeed

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

clearly you don't understand physics.

edit: oh no, soft science people downvoting me because they don't understand conservation of energy. shocking.

[-] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago

Love the part on the video where essentially she says "I was given my first research position thanks to a grant for women. Also, there should be no research grants for women". Piece of shit.

[-] Darkmoon_UK@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

To be clear, you are criticising Sabine for saying there should be no research grants for women? If so, you perhaps misinterpret her meaning?

If I know Sabine at all from her videos, she would have meant that in an equal world, grants aimed specifically at either sex should not be necessary.

That's quite different from a "raise the drawbridge" stance - but I'm a casual viewer, so please be kind while putting me right, if warranted.

[-] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 6 points 20 hours ago

in an equal world, grants aimed specifically at either sex should not be necessary

Not quite, I'm afraid. Her point was essentially "I had very good grades, so I would have been hired anyway, but instead of hiring me normally, they hired me through this grant for women, which is a form of discrimination". She's not explicitly saying "kick the ladder when I'm up top", but it's essentially the conclusion. She mentions it on the "what's wrong with academia" thingy video.

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