THAT I def agree with--because sociology, poli sci, the humanities, etc., are largely written in general language (as opposed to mathematical symbols, like physics & econ) people think that they aren't allowed to have their own jargon, methods, styles, etc.
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So we enter this uncanny valley where people demand that things like social science & humanities be relevant to everyday life & written in plain language (which no one makes of physics, or of, say, sports!) but then get mad when it disconfirms their hypotheses.
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So, people either criticize it as "proving stuff that's common sense" or being "total bullshit" because it does the opposite, and has its own methodologies and styles. It's really a sort of petty way that people popularly interact with the Soc Scis & Humanities.
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Replying to @yungneocon
Yea. And I think it’s hard to do good
#scicomm in that space because you’re always crowded out by the youtube army (eg jbp).1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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On the supply side, one has the fact that elites, mass media, etc don't call upon socs, anthros, humanists, geographers, as much as they do econs, psychs & poli scis (in descending order), and, on the demand side, one has the confirmation bias issue.
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Replying to @yungneocon @generativist
YouTubers confirm people's prior biases and intuitions, but veil them as making them smart, or even edgy & renegade. Meanwhile, good social science should do almost the exact opposite--disconfirm said ideas, but in an understandable way.
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Replying to @yungneocon
Yea. And economists — the ones most called on — also have their ideas routinely implemented, so they get to create the system the predicted (or explain away why it didnt materialize.) everyone else is more observational. (Hot take)
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Replying to @generativist @yungneocon
Recommendation: An Engine, Not a Camera How Financial Models Shape Marketshttps://mitpress.mit.edu/books/engine-not-camera …
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Replying to @KarlHeinzHasliP @yungneocon
Thanks! Related (and alluded to earlier) https://www.amazon.com/Economists-Make-Markets-Performativity-Economics/dp/0691138494 …
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Replying to @generativist
I linked to a PDF of that in one of my tweets to you, btw
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As always, thanks for your subgraph ;p
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