What thread is this you all are discussing?
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It is not only sampling bias. I believe that twitter also changes us. E.g. If you join twitter you will be pro open science soon because you are talking with the users of your stuff. Also may make you into a nicer person because people will call you out.
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Tweets are like splinter of salience and valence modulation that quickly coalesce into what reflects robust motifs. Even on issues I actually don't really care about, I feel this pull to form opinions on them, despite knowing that what I've been exposed to is a bad basis for it
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Some of the coolest and most interesting people I know are purely connections I made through science Twitter, while other friendships have been created w people who I barely met offline... There are Nazis though on here too, genuine fascists, and I do mean within our fields...
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I've also been invited to stuff that they're absolutely no way I would have without Twitter. It's a strange place, but we have to be aware of the nasty stuff too. Because even despite all this lovely social and professional stuff, I was considering leaving Twitter in 2017...
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It really was such a terrible experience. And I mean within science Twitter. There are some very horrible views and behaviours, which I have a thick skin to interpersonally but no tolerance for on a higher level.
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And the reason it happens is because people don't notice, and through ignorance and inaction really exclusive spaces that harm are formed. I don't want to contribute to a space even indirectly which is even 1% toxic without calling it out.
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I've had to leave a couple of toxic academic environments. They shared the characteristic that any discussion would devolve into a small group of male professors literally yelling at each other. If you're in that group or can imagine joining it, that can be a lot of fun, I gather
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Once, when I tried to bring up some of the more heinous aspects of their culture, I was literally asked to leave, essentially for not assimilating. Basically 'play by our rules or gtfo'
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Notwithstanding, it's great you feel comfortable to share your views, Daniel!
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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But, more generally, even if I were a big wig, I’m having trouble seeing the issue with my participation in the thread... regardless of status, what’s wrong with having strong positions and stating them in a respectful manner?