I have the privilege of living in the Maryland suburbs of DC and many NIH, HHS and FDA (among others) employees run in my intersecting social circles. They are, for the most part, only human. Take that however you want, but they are a mix of smart, well-meaning, kind of nerdy people and operate in a self-reinforcing bubble which breeds a…
I have the privilege of living in the Maryland suburbs of DC and many NIH, HHS and FDA (among others) employees run in my intersecting social circles. They are, for the most part, only human. Take that however you want, but they are a mix of smart, well-meaning, kind of nerdy people and operate in a self-reinforcing bubble which breeds arrogance and virtue-signalling do-gooder-ism, and their entire career investment is in this bullshit -- I can't imagine that their brainwashing will allow them to step outside their bubble to really grasp the magnitude of the horror, and to be able to take responsibility for the part they played. Just think of all of their expensive and time-consuming credentials. I think a few people are brave enough to wake up and leave their careers behind or try to stick around and stick their necks out (not!) -- most of them have comfortable salaries and a lot of identity caught up in their areas of "expertise," and I don't think many of the ones I know are tough enough to make the brave move.
I have the privilege of living in the Maryland suburbs of DC and many NIH, HHS and FDA (among others) employees run in my intersecting social circles. They are, for the most part, only human. Take that however you want, but they are a mix of smart, well-meaning, kind of nerdy people and operate in a self-reinforcing bubble which breeds arrogance and virtue-signalling do-gooder-ism, and their entire career investment is in this bullshit -- I can't imagine that their brainwashing will allow them to step outside their bubble to really grasp the magnitude of the horror, and to be able to take responsibility for the part they played. Just think of all of their expensive and time-consuming credentials. I think a few people are brave enough to wake up and leave their careers behind or try to stick around and stick their necks out (not!) -- most of them have comfortable salaries and a lot of identity caught up in their areas of "expertise," and I don't think many of the ones I know are tough enough to make the brave move.