Reading the AI TA guy's political opinions

“To be the best scientist you have to constantly update your research based on Fox News” - apparently handing science to politicians is what counts as unbiased these days.

These days?! That's been the rule at least by the backdoor for at least 150 years! Many of the most ambitious scientists have had broad political ambitions (e.g. Eugenics). And political happenings and imperatives affect research questions and implicit metaphysics in scientific paradigms.

Lotta people look to science in the same way religious folks look to priests and guru-seekers look to philosophers: "this is how it REALLY is! this is what people REALLY want and do! this is what we REALLY SHOULD do!" Elites and elitists know to stop potential usurpers getting the "wrong" ideas.

And not even an american!