I agree with what science should be but keep in mind that the junk we got from pharma and biology that medicine follows today came from the 70s on.
Most of the useful drugs were developed before the 80s.
After that, it became a shit show as pharma became more obsessed with profits than production.
The same could be said of the USSR which developed their best drugs in the 60s- early 80s. The collapse into finance capitalism broke their research just like it did in the west.
We shifted from industrial capitalism into RENTIER CAPITALISM which obsesses over numbers instead of productivity.
I hope the future returns us to research and development that is not controlled by corporations and banks.
Wow, the point about education teaching us to 'hold progress and consequence together' really hit home, making me curious how we implement such critical, balanced thinking when the very notion of expertise is treated like a bad algoritm in some circles.
Excellent crosspost. One of the first things I dealt with through my perimenopause "awakening" was my attitude towards my failures and realizing that fear of failure was holding me back. I liked this concept of failure and science.
I love the mindset of teaching young scientists that failure isn’t incompetence. They should develop the tolerance for failure in order to arrive at a concrete solution. The goal is to solve health problems, not to appear or act like you’re solving health problems. This is a result oriented game, not an ego oriented game.
the way you write is beautiful omg. can we pls pls be mutuals ❤️❤️substack has been low key quiet lately i wld love love love if u wld read my pieces and i read yours?! i wanna connect man🥲🥲
I agree with what science should be but keep in mind that the junk we got from pharma and biology that medicine follows today came from the 70s on.
Most of the useful drugs were developed before the 80s.
After that, it became a shit show as pharma became more obsessed with profits than production.
The same could be said of the USSR which developed their best drugs in the 60s- early 80s. The collapse into finance capitalism broke their research just like it did in the west.
We shifted from industrial capitalism into RENTIER CAPITALISM which obsesses over numbers instead of productivity.
I hope the future returns us to research and development that is not controlled by corporations and banks.
I hope so too, Rob. Good food for thought. I had never heard of the term “rentier capitalism.”
Wow, the point about education teaching us to 'hold progress and consequence together' really hit home, making me curious how we implement such critical, balanced thinking when the very notion of expertise is treated like a bad algoritm in some circles.
Excellent crosspost. One of the first things I dealt with through my perimenopause "awakening" was my attitude towards my failures and realizing that fear of failure was holding me back. I liked this concept of failure and science.
Thanks, Shelby. That’s insightful!
This makes me feel hopeful.
Good! After that last downer I cross-posted, we need hope.
Not me. The super wealthy will not give up their grip on the throats of the rest of us
Thanks for reading, Jim. Are you familiar with John Spritzler’s Substack? He has a lot to say on that topic. If so, what do you think?
I love the mindset of teaching young scientists that failure isn’t incompetence. They should develop the tolerance for failure in order to arrive at a concrete solution. The goal is to solve health problems, not to appear or act like you’re solving health problems. This is a result oriented game, not an ego oriented game.
the way you write is beautiful omg. can we pls pls be mutuals ❤️❤️substack has been low key quiet lately i wld love love love if u wld read my pieces and i read yours?! i wanna connect man🥲🥲