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That's when what I call "toxic realism" becomes a danger: the seduction of scientists to frame analytical conclusions in a way that adapts to what seems feasible, arguing it's better to achieve progress than be right but powerless. I'm told in such discussions a version of: "Being right and idealistic buys you nothing if there's no path to power, change. So don't insist like you do when it just burns bridges."

But all too often, I find it's the analytical findings that end up subverted.

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