I've always been uncomfortable about open review as it is discussed on Twitter. The discussion never seems to consider ECRs' and others' less privileged voices and how to stop them being drowned out.
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There's inherent value in listening to people who are not professors, even if only 1% (or fewer) of us will get a permanent academic job.
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To be clear, hypothetical questions/scenaria, imagining how one would behave or feel, in my mind, carry little weight. Listen to those who've been there and done it. Experience is important. Modelling ourselves in unexperienced situations is hard. Trust me, I'm a modeller.
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Oh, and framing issues which clearly have deeper repercussions (others have mentioned them) as a Great Man Theory style Him VS Him (exclusively) is a massive rhetorical disservice to the field and the dialogue. Open review is an issue that affects us all, not 2 people.
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This also applies to framing the issue exclusively as "twitter drama". We know joking about issues tends to undermine taking them seriously. I think open review is a serious issue and what better time to actually think deeply about it then when it's being discussed?
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Also, I'd like to clarify that the picture in private (not open!), over emails, DMs, etc., is apparently one with voices that cohere with what I just expressed. As always the Twitter debate is much more one-sided. Powerful voices dominate when openness goes unchecked.
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