Too much to say on twitter, but just look at the conference. it's a ton of parallel tracks of hit-and-miss quality to suck in sufficient numbers of junior researchers into a pyramid scheme in which they pay tribute to baby boomer club members awarding each other prizes.
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Which conference isn’t like that?
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I guess it's like asking which politician isn't corrupt. At the point where you tolerate it and treat it as acceptable, it will only get worse.
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True. I suppose I always thought if Cogsci as relatively ok. Which may say more about the other conferences I’ve been to.
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I have been to many conferences over the years from machine learning to cognitive modelling to Python. I'd say cogsci conf is in the lower 50% with a few small and large nudges reminding me I don't belong (even though unlike ML or dev'ing in Python, it's my actual field).
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same - i went at beginning of my phd, but didn't feel like going back; i chalked it up to there not being enough language or brain stuff there, but really these same dynamics were at play and they bothered me. i went back after a decade 2 years ago and felt the same...
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Thank you for speaking up publicly. Many others have shared similar in private but whisper network chat sometimes isn't enough. Selection bias obscures these issues too.
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erm, actually, thank YOU for always speaking up publicly and making a difference

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The way I see it is this: I have a strong belief this is needed to be said and good enough mental health to say this out loud and stand by it. I can't imagine being me and not saying it. Ultimately, if I'm not going to say it, who will?
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Even the tiniest difference is worth all the negative stuff. I'm such a pessimist but somehow I do this. 
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Also thank you for the kind words.
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