I do what feels good! What feels good is helping people and learning things. Hurting people feels bad.
I'm an ex sex worker. I also have zero issues with people filling out my surveys for free, as long as they don't have expectation of payment, and consent to it.
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How does this ‘help people’ — especially, as I already said, during the plight of COVID-19? And yes, compensation in some form is an important aspect of ethical research w. sex workers. Being a former SWer does not give u a pass from critique. Says me: a sex working SW researcher
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It doesn't help anybody specifically with COVD-19. I never meant it to, I have no intention to help people with the virus through my research on sex workers, idk why it's relevant. And I never compensate for my surveys, if you don't like it then don't take my surveys.
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Idk why informed consent still isn't good enough for you, it's like the only valid form of information gathering has to be when it's paid, even if all parties involved are consenting to exchanging that information freely.
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Re: COVID-19 “Idk why it’s relevant” There is no such thing as social science research devoid of context in its surrounding cultural climate. And to insist otherwise is extremely tone deaf, especially during a once in a lifetime pandemic.
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If your study population at hand is going through an unprecedented extremely dire plight while you decide to spend energy for your benefit at the hands of this population then it’s unethical flat out.
This isn’t about what is “good for (me)”. I don’t give a fuck about myself and what benefits me alone. I care about ensuring that research is ethical in marginalised populations. I care about community outreach and feedback.
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I care about acknowledging a long fraught history this community has had to face in regards to research. I care about what is moral and right. Sex work research (hell, any research involving marginalised populations) extends well beyond informed consent.
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The fact that you are comparing sex work research participation with the general population further proves my point of your disregard for ethics.
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The fact that you are not intimately familiar with this history, the power structures, and already existing critiques further demonstrates that you are not equipped to handle this kind of sensitive research in an ethical manner.
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Yeah, I think you come from a type of lens on the world that I don't share at all. Which is fine - you do research in the way you'd like to, and I'll do it in the way I want to! I disagree with almost all of your premises, which makes sense why we have such different approaches.
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I’ll do research the ethical way — you go ahead and continue being unethical 🙃🙃🙃
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