> ___ has been working hard to control the scientific narrative on their products
Instead of tech, tobacco, whatever
It's just corporations.
The food and sugar industries have tried to control or pollute scientific narrative. The car industry ("Unsafe at Any Speed"), oil and gas, mining, chemical manufacturers, and on and on.
Why do so many people seem to forget the lessons of the past with some "shiny new" industry, become enamored with it, and think "wow, these are the good guys!".
When billions upon billions, and now in some cases *TRILLIONS* of dollars are at stake, corporations will do whatever they can to protect and grow that money.
Adults who introduced me to tech when a i586 class computer was snazy were preaching about tracking on the internet and modding host files, complaining about doubleclick etc. The internet would be a much nicer place if everyone installed ublock: oragin and woke up to how yucky most ads and ad tactics are, instead we spend our time looking forward to the ads during the superbowl™
Instead of tech, tobacco, whatever
It's just corporations.
The food and sugar industries have tried to control or pollute scientific narrative. The car industry ("Unsafe at Any Speed"), oil and gas, mining, chemical manufacturers, and on and on.
Why do so many people seem to forget the lessons of the past with some "shiny new" industry, become enamored with it, and think "wow, these are the good guys!".
When billions upon billions, and now in some cases *TRILLIONS* of dollars are at stake, corporations will do whatever they can to protect and grow that money.