sometimes hubby and i argue back and forth abt things we disagree on. neither of us know the issue at hand really well but we do have opinions regardless. the only thing that seems to keep us from engaging in an ugly twitter argument is our love and respect for each other.
-
-
Anyway, I think the cross-cultural and the facial cue stuff is actually a big stumbling block.
-
Not that I am discounting those but I tend to believe that ego and bad faith are bigger yet relatively solvable problems here. Once these are addressed, remaining problems related to cues would be fewer and less severe I think.
-
I am not sure I follow? Bad faith in what sense? You mean people assume malice? What about people assuming sexism?
-
Yes assuming malice is what I mean. And a predetermined reluctance to listen and understand each other. I am referring to cases where opinions differ and there’s a lack of information/knowledge on both sides as I mentioned. Not all conversations fall under this category.
-
OK, I think it's really tricky because my prior is relatively well-calibrated (i.e., high) to detect sexism in certain online spaces. Would that fall under me assuming malice?
-
I would not consider you (or myself) uninformed on this issue I suppose. But on my part, I still try to comment on the behavior (this is sexist) and not make an attribution to the person (you are sexist) which is my way of showing good faith. Exceptions still apply ofc.
-
Ah, gotcha. I actually forgot you dissociate between the person and the act. You believe sexist people don't exist, only acts, right?
-
Not really. I just don’t believe I can judge that properly from any single observation. And I believe misattribution of intent and premature character assasination are largely toxic aspects of social media. So I try to refrain.
- 2 more replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

