And no centrist I’ve met thinks sexism didn’t play a big role, or that it has been completely eliminated. But even as the gender gap has equalized in medicine, law, and so many other fields, in some cases even swinging to a higher % women. Somehow in fields like tech, it can 2/
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Glad to hear that it is also your experience that the vast majority of people are not reacting violently to these factual claims.
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I guess I’d put it like this. These discussions with you are gems, and atypical. The face of the social justice movement is not of reasoned dialogue, but of protest. Rarely do I see SJWs defending their claims with more than unsubstantiated cries of bigotry, and shaming.
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Setting aside how accurate that is, if you believe that, it would behoove you to point people my way for the sake of good dialogue, and not just try to convince me there are some fringe bad actors on all sides. Help me help people argue better.
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@ETVPod meet@HPluckrose. I’d love to hear you two discuss PoMo, identity politics, gender differences, social justice, and music. -
@tmamone tried to put us together a little bit ago but it didn’t work out. But I am always up for a chat. -
Ohhh. That was you. I remember now. Thank you but no.
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Well this is a bit embarrassing. My claim has been, like the gender studies profs at PSU, too few social justice advocates are willing to defend their side, electing to shame and boycott their critics. Is there a particular reason you won’t argue with ETV, or just busy?
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We have tried before with frustrating results. I can only talk to people if they address what I am actually saying. Disagreement is fine. Persistent (deliberate?) misunderstanding and point-missing just make it a waste of time. It's OK. There are other people to talk to.
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Have to remember we were there in the first place coz Damore said this and Google got a lot of pressure to fire him & did so. It's certainly worth being concerned about and countering.
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