Comments by "Clown Life" (@Clownlife432) on "Pete Judo"
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That comment in the thumbnail is totally fair. The phrase trust the science was the most unscientific thing ever propagated. Science is about inquiry, and evidence standing up against scrutiny. It reminds us that if people don’t want us to do that, we should immediately dismiss them.
Further, your example shows us that people are people. Most people are not these great honest humans, and they are motivated by other interests, so having a healthy amount of skepticism is nice.
Further, we should keep open minds for things that aren’t malicious but that are
not incentivized. The file drawer effect comes to mind.
I’m the end, science is model. All models are reductionist by nature, and likely incomplete in some way. Science is a useful model with a tool set for moving us closer truth, and we should use it. We should never blindly worship or not be able to question.
The scientific community has brought this all on itself after Covid. You really didn’t think that there would be backlash from people who faced lockdowns, masking, and forced vaccinations. Eat the humble pie, and remember we should always be able to question.
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@VocalMabiMaple models. Models that don’t track how people react, that’s the first error. Every time someone has a tax plan they say all the money it will generate. People are not pieces on a chessboard, they react. If you made property tax the only tax rich people would find a way to largely side step it or you would even potentially see a brain drain with people of resources taking their wealth and skills elsewhere. That’s the first error in this chain. Second, most models are flawed and they only understand it once the rubber meets the road since reality is generally more complex. Third, most modeling is done on a slant with a desired outcome. I don’t respect most models. I would have to know what institutions did the modeling, the people who worked on the project, and any conflicts of interest. Some modeling is well meaning, but most of it is a joke. Fourth, and most importantly, property tax and taxes largely are immoral. The state is deciding what you can keep of wealth that you created. How is that reasonable? How do they do that, well group people by raw majority pick someone to decide what they can take from you. If you don’t agree they send men with guns to your house to arrest you. This is no different than answering to a mob. A group of individuals can abuse a persons rights just as much as any one individual can, and just because you vote on it doesn’t make it moral. I would suggest instead of reading about models you firmly evaluate if you think it’s ok for a mob of people to decide that someone has to transfer them wealth. I mean that whole heartedly as well. I think what you’ll find is that largely in the west for at least the past 100 years we’re taught to believe that taxing people is morally fine. Examine it closely, you already know the for case, look at the against case. It’s a clear case of people’s natural rights being violated.
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