White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science

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9 points·rbanffy··12 comments

He'd have to stop trying to kill science first.

… by defunding it?

I'm thinking iron pyrite. One of the ways it can oxidise will smell of rotten eggs, and its presence in concrete can destroy the structure.

Obviously Mexico will pay for it.

Oh, duh! How dense of me.

Trump also to usher in a new golden age of truth in government, DC non-swampiness, and non-abuse of office.

Apple falls on Newton's head - invents theory of gravity.

Apple falls on Trump's head - "WTF was that?!", tries to sue apple tree

The famous writer Umberto Eco grew up under Mussolini.

In an essay called Ur (Eternal) Fascism[0], he described how totalitarian systems are anti-scientific and instead promote religion, "the old ways," and gambling.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism

And we shouldn't turn away from the fact that every one of his 14 points are strongly present in the US today.

It's a bit of a reach but this kind of news makes me think of the Roman imperial cult.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_imperial_cult

only trump can do this

Now that bullshit about a golden age of science is obviously bullshit, I wonder how long it will take our supposed tech industry leaders to unhook their lips from Trump's rear end and admit that authoritarian, racist, sexist, anti-science politics isn't good for tech.

Tech industry "leaders" actively want to be the authoritarians. They care about amassing wealth and power, they don't care what's good for tech, society, or people. I seriously doubt their stance will change.

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