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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Replying to @o_guest @marcolin91 and
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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Replying to @o_guest @marcolin91 and
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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Replying to @o_guest @marcolin91 and
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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Replying to @o_guest @marcolin91 and
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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Yeah, as you surmised, it *can* be fun if you're comfortable with aggression and willing to muscle your way in. So, I bet the reaction to you was, "we're having fun, back off". But, science needs to be a professional place that is welcoming to all - a culture change is required.
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Replying to @tyrell_turing @tsonj and
Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ Retweeted D Robinson, PhD
This is why I and others hope (empahsis on hope) "open science" can help — but many within the open science psych/neuro communities/movements forget what else is under the umbrella along with open data, source, etc. More here:https://twitter.com/daniellecrobins/status/1072936157493649408 …
Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ added,
D Robinson, PhD @daniellecrobinsBeen meaning to update this with@rchampieux for ages - imo either#openscience or#openscholarship can be the umbrella term, depending on the perspective of your community. - thx@o_guest and others who have RT'd it. Reuse encouraged and feedback welcome! pic.twitter.com/czwCzkX5faShow this thread1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @o_guest @tyrell_turing and
IMO, "aggression" and "muscle" should have no place in determining whose views get heard.
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Replying to @tom_hartley @o_guest and
Indeed, they shouldn't. But, within academia now (and even more so in the past, in my experience), they do. Metaphorically speaking...
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Yup. Might is right is sadly a thing. Hopefully we topple that paradigm (not people, but systems) and don't just have a "here comes the new boss same as the boss" situation.
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