While I think the future you suggest is unlikely for reasons others have articulated, I will say that I really appreciate you making this post in the first place! Challenging a popular idea can be difficult, and I appreciate the work you did to hedge your concerns:
Using “concerns me” in the title (rather than e.g. “Why WAS research is a bad idea”)
Noting that you assume people interested in the field don’t actually want the bad outcome you’re worried about (but that despite this assumption, you still want to be sure)
I’m guessing plenty of other people who have read or will read the Forum shared this concern to some degree, and I’m glad this post gives our site’s researchers a chance to explain their positions directly.
While I think the future you suggest is unlikely for reasons others have articulated, I will say that I really appreciate you making this post in the first place! Challenging a popular idea can be difficult, and I appreciate the work you did to hedge your concerns:
Using “concerns me” in the title (rather than e.g. “Why WAS research is a bad idea”)
Noting that you assume people interested in the field don’t actually want the bad outcome you’re worried about (but that despite this assumption, you still want to be sure)
I’m guessing plenty of other people who have read or will read the Forum shared this concern to some degree, and I’m glad this post gives our site’s researchers a chance to explain their positions directly.