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I suspect most systemic oppression is a myth. But it's very commonly used as an important concept in America, and I wanna make sure I'm not missing anything - can someone steelman systemic oppression for me - what it means exactly, and if that definition is supported by data?

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Your obsession with quantitative data & dismissal of qualitative data is an excellent example of systemic oppression bc you are dismissing alternative epistemologies in favor of those preferred by white academics. Transgenerational wealth accumulation is a good starting point.

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I can't tell if this is satire

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If you are curious about the concept of systemic oppression then open your mind to alternative approaches and definitions of truth and interrogate what you do and don't consider to be valid "evidence." Exclusionary academic epistemology is a pillar of systemic oppression.

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Stiiiill can't tell if this is satire

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Quantitative data itself is skewed by those sampling which in mainstream social sciences is the privileged few

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...I can’t believe people have indoctrinated you poor souls like this.

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Yeah. This is why you don't understand systemic/systematic oppression. Everything can't be condensed down to numbers. Like, people consistently select lower prices over more legroom on airlines, but that doesn't mean people want less legroom. But you learn that by asking ppl.

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