My reaction too. Tepidly heartwarming is as positive as I can rate this.
But the author could make appropriate moral amends by donating his Nature magazine paycheck to the unemployment fund for those scientists who have the integrity to come out against the Klimate Krazy Kabul (the new KKK).
Personally I think doing so, especially in the drug arena, has lessened the respectability of law enforcement. And prosecutors with their "[W]e don't get to pick our witnesses" BS. They not only pick them, they recruit and pay them. Very few CIs do so out of altruism.
Agreed. He scored a crossover hit by getting published in Nature and then changing his tune a little bit, he got published in the FP. Money without morality makes people think and act differently.
Presumably he could have stuck with the organization he was working for and churned out more academia-accepted articles that would have earned him prestige, but he chose not to.
So is this your version of virtue signaling: "hey look at me. I'm a lying a-hole, but at least I'm aware of it?"
Good grief 😡
My reaction too. Tepidly heartwarming is as positive as I can rate this.
But the author could make appropriate moral amends by donating his Nature magazine paycheck to the unemployment fund for those scientists who have the integrity to come out against the Klimate Krazy Kabul (the new KKK).
Whistleblowers play a big role in slowing down spewing, out-of-control heavy machinery. If they don’t have credibility no one will listen.
It's like the police having to rely on criminal informants. They are not perfect people, but they are coming clean.
Personally I think doing so, especially in the drug arena, has lessened the respectability of law enforcement. And prosecutors with their "[W]e don't get to pick our witnesses" BS. They not only pick them, they recruit and pay them. Very few CIs do so out of altruism.
Well, at least he’s coming clean now. None of us is perfect, and we are all hypocrites to some degree.
How do we know he is telling the truth now? Seems to mold his facts to fit the audience...
Agreed. He scored a crossover hit by getting published in Nature and then changing his tune a little bit, he got published in the FP. Money without morality makes people think and act differently.
Well, this ‘truth’ will close a lot of doors for him.
How do we know someone has conviction for a cause? Look at what they’ve sacrificed. This article involves some sacrifice.
Presumably he could have stuck with the organization he was working for and churned out more academia-accepted articles that would have earned him prestige, but he chose not to.
It's not like he could get this published in any mainstream newspaper.