15/ And guess what? The same mechanisms cause you to make similar mistakes, as they do for me. And, that *is* a problem because identity cues are so terribly reliable now that careful deliberation affords little boosting.
: "Just take the shortcut, it's fine."
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People used to thinking in that framework reacted by shitposted derisively and vitriolicly about the "rubes" reaction. You saw the same response to Hillbilly Elegy, too. (I hesitate to use the later as an example, because I didn't think it was good.)
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Thing is, if you're talking about the unconditional expectation of white v black people in the US, it's hard to deny the disparity technically captured by the term white privilege. (Unless you're explicitly racist, as a fuckload of people are.)
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But, the distributions are wide. No, not every black person is worse off than every white person. If you present everything as if they were, you're going to alien a lot of people who quickly learn to associate "white privilege" with "bullshit." Presentation matters.
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Oh, P.P.S., this *is* a problem I am working on from various angles, so if you're a technologist who wants to build or a VC/angel who doesn't want to create the next panopticon / prior confirmation engine, my DMs are open.
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P.P.P.S related for my
#phdlife-heavy followers, https://twitter.com/profmusgrave/status/1201192398124191751?s=21 …https://twitter.com/profmusgrave/status/1201192398124191751 …Show this thread
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