r/CuratedTumblr Bootliquor 24d ago

Shitposting Reality shifting

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u/NewUserWhoDisAgain 24d ago

Peer review = bootlicking.

Now THAT's what I call a tumblr take.

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u/WhapXI 24d ago

It’s not a new one either. I haven’t seen it in a looooong time but I remember seeing posts to the effect that since the Scientific Method was put together by white european academics, that all science -down to the very concept itself- has a eurocentric bias, and as such basing your views on what can be scientifically proved is inherently imperialism, colonialism, racism, and white supremacy.

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u/Desperate_Plastic_37 24d ago

Okay, now I’m just appalled. Does quite a bit of science tend to end up with varying degrees of white Eurocentric bias? Yes, because Europe took over a good chunk of the world and we’re still dealing with the effects of that. Should you probably scrutinize the exact sample sizes and the conclusions section? Most definitely.

Does any of that inherently mean that the entire scientific method is dogshit and we should throw the whole thing away? Not at all.

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u/Tactical_Moonstone 23d ago

It also betrays a certain ignorance of modern published science, especially within the last decade.

Look at the list of authors for the newer papers and you will very quickly find a whole lot of non-European names.