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Yeah I don't think cousin fucker McHillbilly from Wyoming or wherever the fuck has anything to do with these
Also, these are statistical outliers which make great news headlines. In reality most scientific advancements happen in academia but you can't make good clickbait for wine aunts like that
I mean obviously most advancements happen in academy.
I'm just saying it's not completely unrealistic for someone to actually realise something others have not.
I understand the depiction is of someone probably non-academic, but like... have you seen Slavoj Zizek?
That's an academic. Highly so.
My point is rather that yeah, let's mock anti-science dumb dumb, but also, let's not idolise academic institutions. They're much better for objective research and general advancement. But lots of their material are available for people who aren't actively in academia and can still utilise it.
I wish I had better examples, but yeah, I'm not defending the meme as being wrong, I'm just pointing out the stereotypes ans discussing nuances.
Fuck those "do your own research people", but love the people who actually do do proper research on their own, quote sourced, and actually contribute something, no matter how small.