"Anti-scientific dark age" is not the SF prediction I wanted to come true

[mindstalk]

Meteorologists abused by right-wing conspiracists

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[anna_wing]

Anti-science superstition has been increasing in the west for decades. I assume it's something to do with bad education and the spread of the delusion that reality is based on societal consensus.

Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

That's standard for humans. Usually they attack witches, but they'll take aim at anyone whose skills seem esoteric to them -- and face it, meteorology literally is trying to predict the future based on observed patterns. That makes a lot of people uncomfortable, and when the news is bad, humans tend to turn violent. It's not new.