I don't think that works. It's far more likely that we see declining self-reports of satisfaction because we have far higher expectations of satisfaction and higher rates of anxiety & depression because we are more alert to anxiety and depression.
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A useful analogy is with religion. Take Islam for an example, We know that much, much complicated Islamic theology is written but we also know that most fundamentalist Muslims haven't read any of it. Or even the Quran. They rely instead on a few key ideas built into an ideology.
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In countries where Islam is the dominant cultural force (which is why I chose it), the Islamic scholars and leaders possess great power to influence policies because they are regarded generally as 'good' and 'knowledgeable' even by ppl who haven't read them.
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Do you share James's sense that the hegemony of the feminist ideology is too entrenched to be overturned or at least abridged somewhat?
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I am usually more optimistic than James! But I see the same problem he does and also think we have a long way to go to unpick the assumptions and norms we have talked ourselves into.
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Well, we all need to keep doing what we're doing if that is ever going to happen. So keep it up!
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Well, thank you. I say this but we prob mean same thing. If you are concerned abt current feminism but support equal opportunities & recognise overlapping distributions of traits & feel men & women can have relationships of mutual liking & respect, we do.https://twitter.com/HPluckrose/status/728750955995529216 …
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Got it. Appreciate the dialogue. I'm with you 100% on this one. I got confused. Because people do "care" its just that they care about pseudo science which they digest as actual scholarship.

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Yes, they care about the ideology because it feeds into several core needs to be progressive, to be virtuous, to be part of a community
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