Substantive merits of these fields aside, what strikes me about stunts like this is their fundamental meanness. No attempt to intellectually engage with ideas you disagree with; just trolling for lulz. I wish we could be better.https://www.chronicle.com/article/Sokal-Squared-Is-Huge/244714/#.W7UjAr8DJ6w.twitter …
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This is not done for lulz. They have decided to take on a serious and deliberate risk by running a memetic exposure attack on a cult that they consider to be harmful to members and general public. Offending cult members was unavoidable, mobilizing cult opponents was strategy.
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Replying to @Plinz @seanmcarroll
One can of course question their motives (did they do it for financial gain or their liberal ideals?), disagree with their analysis (is gender studies a cult or a legit sciencific field?), disagree with their values or their strategy (is it helpful?), but it was not for fun.
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