And now, a poem, inspired by this (excellent) essay from @elizabethcatte https://twitter.com/elizabethcatte/status/798963153765859328 …
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This is just to say I have empathy-porned the WWC that was living in your mountains Forgive me they were white but so poor and so other
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This is great! (Thanks
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FWIW, I think “WWC empathy porn” is a thing, and it’s superficial and self-serving in the way she says.
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I don’t think that’s what
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& I think that genre, by focussing on economic issues, mostly misses more significant ones of culture&class
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Class is not mainly about money; it’s about lifestyle and attitudes, and that’s what soc-con addresses.
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yes I remember an excellent essay by SlateStarCodex which you've probably read. http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/01/30/staying-classy/ …
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Yes that’s an excellent post! (although I would quibble with some details)
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