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Subject: Re: Scientific American
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:08:27 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-10, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
> rbowman wrote this post; take it under advisement:
>
>> On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:38:25 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>
>>> rbowman wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 03:17:38 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> That was a cool magazine. Martin Gardner’s maths column was how most
>>>>> people discovered Conway’s “Game Of Life”, back in the day.
>>>>
>>>> The important word is 'was'. 'National Geographic' is another 'was'.
>>> 
>>> What changed? The magazines, or you?
>>
>> The magazines. 'Scientific American' never endorsed a political candidate 
>> until Biden in 2020 and Harris in 2024. That's not science. 'National 
>> Geographic' was dumbed down over the years and now doesn't even exist as a 
>> print magazine afaik. The editors and staff writers were fired and it's 
>> now a freelance effort ultimately owned by Disney.
>
> Hmmm. Haven't look at either for awhile.
>
> Though endorsing candidates who aren't k00ks seems good to me.

Scientific magazines have no business being political magazines. It's 
immediately going to alienate half of their potential subscribers. Even a 
modern "scientist" should be able to figure that out. But most modern 
"scientists" are progagandists, pushing Big Pharma crap or moron Woke cult 
culture — usually both.

Men can "have babies," don't you know?

> Did you look at the old NatGeo magazine to see the topless natives? :-)

-- 
“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien