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i feel like im going paranoid/insane cause i cant tell if ppl critiquing my research are doing it cause they don't like me or cause there's actually issues. it's a really inconvenient thing to get paranoid about because it conflates learning and growth with ppl trying to hurt me!

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@Aella_Girl

there's *definitely* ppl picking my stuff apart motivated by idk, stuff not directly related to my research, probably something like 'hostility towards aella is trendy' or 'aella is a sex worker and uncredentialed' or 'aella isnt metaphorically wearing a lab coat'

10:54 PM · Dec 29, 2022

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but often when someone makes a critique, i don't know enough about the critique to tell if they have nefarious motivations, and it's really high cost (going to learn deeply about the topic) in order to tease them apart. i have to decide if i trust them based on other cues.

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You could always take a picture of yourself wearing a lab coat. It most likely wouldn't change things, but it'd be fun.

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@TheRealMisterW

Dec 30, 2022

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@Aella_Girl

No snark here. It could also be “she’s pumping this stuff out on Twitter.” While journalists throw out tidbits, I find the norm on social media is to direct people to another site or publication. Has nothing to do with your work, but might not be as “personal” as you infer.

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Maybe do a bunch of polls on the critiques? It's a bit of "am I doing too much of X? Let's do more of X to find out" but maybe it works?

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OK but maybe consider wearing a lab coat, because it would look cool?

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