Oh man don't even get me started on politics within science and the publish or perish ecosystem caused by how they seek funding. STEM is cool and all but because of how society is constructed now there's little to no critical thought put into how advances in the field will affect society at large, largely because doing so would put a dent into the profits of corporations who benefit from said advances. Take philosophy or sociology for instance. Are they well-funded fields? Hell no. Mostly because anything real that comes out of any thought put into the field would tell you that the direction we're headed as a species is going to hurt us in the long run, and that is detrimental to next quarter's profits, so good riddance you, we're going to label you a pseudo-intellectual, as we don't need that gibberish 'round these parts.
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