How does it feel to be a "guinea pig" in an experiment? What have you learnt from your solitary involvement? Were you able to imagine what it would be like if you truly participated in citizen science where you had a role in formulating the research question and approach and were able to discuss findings with other participants, and perhaps were even able to agree on adapting and improving the approach, and then contribute to discussing the outcome. Given that the circumstances of the anthropause currently limit this level of enagagement, it is depressing that so much "citizen science" is nevertheless is always subservient.
How does it feel to be a "guinea pig" in an experiment? What have you learnt from your solitary involvement? Were you able to imagine what it would be like if you truly participated in citizen science where you had a role in formulating the research question and approach and were able to discuss findings with other participants, and perhaps were even able to agree on adapting and improving the approach, and then contribute to discussing the outcome. Given that the circumstances of the anthropause currently limit this level of enagagement, it is depressing that so much "citizen science" is nevertheless is always subservient.