To all the #openscience bros losing their shit over @o_guest's term #bropenscience, here's why: "When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression."
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That, I didn't miss
I am just trying to understand whether them being upset is as absurd as it seems.
It's just so weird, as if some people haven't been paying attention the past one or two decades... -
I guess it's another example of smth that for many minorities is a regular experience, but I am rarely exposed to. Hence the incredulity (if that's the word). So thank you for that, too


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It's all good. I appreciate you and other speaking up as much as we all can.

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They are harvesting interactions. It's attention hijacking.
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Could you say more about this?
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Sure. They are hyperaware of the followership & clickrate on threads they join. Their timing is discipled. Similar tactics for friend & foe. Their use of language is disciplined but dismissive to their targets. They check in with allies. Lee is piece o'work technically speaking.
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@generativist had an excellent thread on attention hijacking yesterday. I'll try to link. -
That is... Fascinating. So... It's like a hobby? Or is there some monetary or prestige benefit? I guess some people "attention hijack" in real life, too. But that's smth we're used to, we just dismiss them as annoying, unpleasant people
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