We love this stuff. It isn't done to us, we invite it, and we buy it, because we want to live in a simple universe of rules with justice, easy answers and predictable consequences. We want pills to solve complex social problems like school performance. We want berries to stop us from dying and to delineate the difference between us and the lumpen peasants around us. We want nice simple stories that make sense of the world.
From my new hero: Ben Goldacre.
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Aidan Kehoe said:
Lovely quote: “It's not quite a one-man battle against the dark forces of witlessness, but you feel that Goldacre would still be up for it if it was. What's surprising is that you might not want to bet against him.”
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I'm Dave Whyte, an Irish CS graduate, German speaker, linguist and incredibly talented web developer. I'm originally from Fermoy but I now live in Newbridge with my wife Beth and our son. I'm currently working for these fine folks and enjoying it greatly.
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/me ♥ Ben Goldacre
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