This should be a longer conversation. Twitter is limited. I object to referring to this as a "class" system. It has much more to do with just being familiar with people you work with.
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Replying to @SkepticsGuide @stevennovella and
Maybe "class system" doesn't quite convey the idea. Maybe "celebrity system" is a better term. Or maybe a bit of a hybrid. As for the rest, Twitter is Twitter. I used say Twitter is limited too, but discovered it's possible to have surprisingly in depth discussions on Twitter.
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Replying to @gorskon @SkepticsGuide and
You're right, "class system" is unfair, and brevity forces me to over-generalize in the hopes that people understand the overarching meaning of my concerns, not that I'm being precise in my definitions and classifications.
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Replying to @SkepticalDDS @SkepticsGuide and
On 2nd thought, "class system" implies privilege related solely to the family, caste, etc. you're born to. Maybe "celebrity system"? There are celebrities, most of whom deserve to be celebrities, but there are lots of skeptics who work just as hard but never become famous.
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Replying to @gorskon @SkepticsGuide and
That could be better. But it might be an and/also, not an either/or. Celebrity, socio-economic situation, etc. Basically affordability/accessibility plus celebrity.
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Replying to @SkepticalDDS @gorskon and
Give me an alternative or a fix. That's what I am not hearing. We have a whole panel at NECSS about this, BTW. Feel free to sit in. I think on the whole celebrity in intellectual subcultures is more earned than elsewhere, but there are also good self-promoters.
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Replying to @SkepticsGuide @SkepticalDDS and
Now you've done it, Grant. Steve's invited you to be on a panel and propose solutions.
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Replying to @SkepticalDDS @gorskon and
But seriously, that is what our Prism panel will talk about. We will get a cross-section of viewpoints (male/female, US/UK/Canada, old (me)/young (everyone else), etc.). I'm really excited about it and have wanted to bring this out into the open for a long time now.
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Replying to @SkepticalDDS @gorskon and
If you want a perfect demonstration of the issues, look at this thread and take note of who is replied to and who is ignored or brushed off, depending on their status. makes conversation very difficult and many opinions are never heard or considered.
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A fair observation. There could be an alternative explanation. Maybe some have their Twitter quality filters for notifications turned way up. Of. course, those who feel the need to make their quality filter settings more stringent are those with a lot of followers (high status).
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