My favourite analysis of the Tim Hunt affair. Succinct too.https://twitter.com/iphigenie/status/609274444792659968 …
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We've become intolerant of idiocy
@michael_nielsen and I'm not sure it's a good thing. We call for people's heads for single idiotic moment.
@iphigenie Yep. I wish there was a good principled analysis of this phenomenon.
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@iphigenie People should be held accountable; need to be consequences. On the other hand, consequences should be proportionate, not -
@iphigenie determined by the size of online outrage.
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The power rush people get in a digital mob is strongly fed by our fears of being nobody
@michael_nielsenThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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