They will disagree strongly on this. There is much evidence that it is systemic tho & I will include details of campus riots &no-platforming
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Replying to @HPluckrose @RichardDawkins
That's fine. But don't confuse your work for evidence.
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You mean don't confuse people pointing out problems as evidence of problems? So if I point out cases of racism against black people but not
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Replying to @ElleWest26 @plutonyum241 and
Cases of racism against asian people that means racism against black people is automatically a non-problem? How is being a voice for one
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Anecdotes are not useful as evidence. It's like saying you know a smoker who lived to 97, therefore smoking is healthy.
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Similarly, stories about a problem don't demonstrate that there is a problem. You need actual data to know.
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Replying to @plutonyum241
Please accept that no-one is confusing a collection of examples of a problem with quantitative data showing the problem & move on.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
People do that constantly. Shark attack stories are a better example than smoking. You'd think sharks are all bloodthirsty killers.
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Replying to @plutonyum241
Yes, I know. I've written much about the problem of prioritising 'lived experience' over data.There's no reason to suspect me of it. Move on
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Replying to @HPluckrose @plutonyum241
There are problems with people doing that but that doesn't mean all people using qualitative methods are misusing it. It's still useful.
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It depends if you want experiences or data.
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