Silencing technique: Say what a person says is an “extreme accusation” & treat them as a criminal for it. Same tactic is used when one calls out racism or sexism (“that’s serious accusation! Where is your evidence?!”). I’m sorry for this @IoanaA_Cristea. Was clear what you meant.https://twitter.com/IoanaA_Cristea/status/1027652646793109505 …
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I'm not sure how to word this safely but...all of you have been standing up to behaviours that have made for uncomfortable reading at times. I've seen your efforts (on multiple occasions), and just want you all to know I am grateful.
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Same for me. I’m grateful to all of you for speaking up! -
My DMs are always open to you all and I don't even care about the specifics. The higher-level pattern is very clear to me. Sorry it has to be this way (whisper network) but it's the only way we/I know.

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By specifics, just to be clear, I mean I actually don't care about the quality of the research, or who is right etc, in this context. What worries me is the way certain people behave within these discussions towards the other discussants. Hypocrisy all the way down.
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The actual research is important too but we have no lack of critical thinking when it comes to that. We do have a big lack of whose views are treated one way and whose views are treated another.
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It's a completely orthogonal issue because the views are being judged by who said them not how good they are sometimes. And at the end of the day it results in only certain people's views being heard.
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I'd also like to remind everybody that engaging with people on Twitter is not inherently a waste of time. But certain people are time vampires. Don't let them suck your own time away from you. You can use it to further your career, help others, etc.
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If you want to use your time to engage do so knowingly. Give it up knowing it's a present and hope you have an audience because the person you're talking to might never change.
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