I’m not referring to r/politics (or equivalents). Rather a group that identifies potential problems (i.e widespread obesity) ; why it may be happening (i.e too much sugar in food) ; and potential ways society can fix this problem?

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    23 hours ago

    I think what you’re looking for is a “rationalist” approach? On Reddit slatestarcodex is kinda that (the name is from a popular blog on the subject), but I can’t think of anything on Lemmy.

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      10 hours ago

      This is a great suggestion and really scratches a lot I was looking for. I also stumbled across archives of the original blog - which were excellent.

      The only issue is the perspective things are told from. People come there with solutions but it’s more of a “talking at you” than “building a solution together”. If I had to make an analogy, it’s like shareware versus open-source - both great, but distinct.

      It’s not quite what I’m looking for, but I still highly recommend.