Take the following as truth: Once considered a model of social scientific method and a source of broad insights into the way people live, the discipline had become directionless, intellectually moribund, and hopelessly overspecialized, with departments across the country scaling back or disappearing altogether.
Then the following statement: "The discipline has lost direction due to the lack of bright, knowledgeable minds to spearhead new discoveries." is true, false, or inconclusive?