Ppl take such huge leaps. They make connections in their own minds from one view to a whole field of others & argue against them.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Not once did I claim to have knowledge of whether criminality is heritable or a prescription for what to do abt it & in fact, I have neither
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Yet my observation that someone was expressing Foucauldian ideas (which I do have knowledge of) & opinion that this is bad was read as both
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After assuming I am claiming this knowledge & prescribing eugenics, he thanked me for the conversation. Had to point out we didn't have one.
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In same way, someone recently decided I was a Trump supporter & Brexiteer coz I said minority groups have diverse political views.
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So, rather than address the issue of political diversity, I was harangued on how I've fucked my country by voting 'leave.' (I didn't)
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Not sure why I get so frustrated & upset by people's abject failures of logical reasoning. It just really depresses me.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
In layman terms, can you sum up your grievance in the one tweet?
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Helen Pluckrose Retweeted Helen Pluckrose
Helen Pluckrose added,
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Just what was actually being discussed may I ask?..
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Could you look at the thread?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I'm sorry. I did look back to try & ascertain just how it all started and what the grievance was
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