and we should listen to the people who suffer under it and ACTIVELY try to get it as close to 0 as possible. Not waste time on comparisons.
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Replying to @johnpike15 @GodDoesnt
How will we know when we get there or if we're going in the right direction if we don't have a scale?
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt
1. Not the point 2. Who sets this scale? 3. I'm more interested in the conditions of ppl RIGHT NOW then how they compare
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Replying to @johnpike15
I think that was
@GodDoesnt's point. 2)That's what we're discussing. Where we think we are. 3)How do you measure this condition?3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt
The problem with the comparison is it presupposes things aren't 'bad' now because they used to be 'worse', which is an insult to the /1
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Replying to @johnpike15 @GodDoesnt
This seems to be a projection & not a very reasonable one. Measuring progress tells us how far we have to go too.
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As a general rule, we don't avoid measuring progress for fear it will discourage us. Its often inspiring.
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My fitbit seems to think so, anyway. I think it was a mistake when feminism stopped celebrating advances.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt
Ok, but measuring how many steps you take a day compared to last year is not the same thing as evaluating racial progress. And I never said
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The psychology of goals could be an issue.
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