Post #2385627

2026-05-09 05:16 UTC

.... No, skepticism isn't enough. It's the cynicism and frustration from knowing someone is clearly and obviously wrong and putting in the effort to prove it that drives science. "Curiosity" is a bullshit narrative they tell children in grade school because children are curious and adults want them to like science Cynicism and often outright spite is what has always driven scientific progress. Someone makes a claim that is clearly wrong but is too overconfident to be convinced unless empirically proven wrong so everyone else changes their minds. It's literally the only reason I put the time in to type this, and you and lurker get to reap the rewards if that. Perpetuating the cycle.

Replies (6)

@a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2026-05-09 15:53

As a scientist this is absolutely not how I live my life. You seem bitter and full of shit.

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@nforminvasion@lemmy.world 2026-05-09 20:44

Please go for walk and stand in some sunlight, it really does wonders.

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@galaxy_nova@lemmy.world 2026-05-09 13:28

You’ve never done research before have you lol

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@MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 2026-05-09 08:17

I'm inclined to respond. Not because I'm cynically and spitefully driven to fight you or prove you wrong. But because I'm skeptical that you are this naive and unempathetic to how other people can function differently from you.

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@MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 2026-05-09 07:56

Ahh yes, nobody ever did science because they wanted to find out how something worked..... What a load of shit.

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@CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 2026-05-09 20:47

Straight up no? A ton of discoveries were made by people just trying to prove they were right and discovering they were wrong by doing so. It's not curiosity, it's not frustration, it's a method (born of both curiosity and frustration)

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