Seems like a sort of 'motte and bailey' ploy. Bailey: No group genetic differences exist. Motte: Imbalances aren't caused solely by them.
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Replying to @zugzwanged @HPluckrose
I'm saying that the default position that all imbalances are natural isn't defensible. I'm agnostic to what the optimal balance actually is.
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Replying to @lessdismalsci @HPluckrose
But it isn't a 'default position'. It is a position that is argued for according to evidence.
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Replying to @zugzwanged @HPluckrose
Am I missing something or are you claiming that the imbalances we observe are, in fact natural?
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Replying to @lessdismalsci @zugzwanged
Very many of them seem to be, yes. Men are drawn to psychology way less than women. No sign that discrimination holds them back.
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I'm not sure why it makes much difference in terms of whether or not we should treat people as individuals anyway. We should either way.
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It makes a very great difference in whether or not we tar swathes of men in male-dominated areas with the stigma of misogyny and >>
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>> pathologize their fields as deeply hostile to women. It also makes a difference in whether or not throw money into misguided >>
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>> ideological endeavours to push back against reality, regarding the fairly inevitable failures as proof of a need to double down, >>
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But you don't know with an acceptable level of confidence what reality actually is! You just assuming the status quo is natural.
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No, we're not! I support doing everything possible to ensure everyone has access to everything. Just not assuming imbalance = discrimination
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