Influencer platform's controversial contest awarded prizes to three nonexistent people.

Influencer platform’s controversial contest awarded prizes to three nonexistent people.

  • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    4 months ago

    rewarding intelligence is fine. rewarding intelligence in such a way that it has an impact—not only measurable, but significant—against the mental health of the public is not fine.

    Let’s stop this malicious practice of giving Nobel prizes!

    • spujb@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      as soon as there is evidence that nobel prizes cause mental health problems i will be saying this lol

      • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        There’s plenty of evidence that peer and family pressure during studying severely affects mental health of many and often leads to suicides.

        • spujb@lemmy.cafeEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          ok excellent point i will now start calling for reform in academia. :) not sure if banning Nobel prizes is the most effective way but it’s an idea

          also you made some really hateful comments earlier and i forgot to block you oopsie, take care ❤️