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Planetoftheclown ago

The mechanism of control you're looking for is called grants.

If you can't get a grant, you can't be a scientist since being a scientists requires that you publish results of studies. To afford a study one needs a grant.

Now, if you're a scientist and want to study something like say the predilection of 13% of the population to commit 50% of the crimes then you're going to have a hard time finding a grant for that.

TwitterBannedIt ago

I've asked professors and CEOs how to "become a bona-fide scientist" and its amazing to me that no one can answer that question.

We know about pilots, preachers and professors and CEOs, and every step to take to become one or a cop, or a proctologist. They know all the steps, but ask someone how to become a scientist and they shrug their shoulders and say "gotta be real smart".

You answered it in 3 sentences.