I think this is really the issue (and that goes way beyond racism, sexism etc). A lot of people are skeptical of open science...
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I'll be the first to agree that we have major problems.
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Good. That's a useful step.
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But changes have to become structural. Likely requires major overhaul in incentive systems, way we operate, etc.
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I certainly agree but I think we're talking about several different things here. Not unrelated things, but still different.
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Changing a culture that allows discrimination or even harrassment to fester obviously requires larger structural changes & that's important
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OTOH the verbal diarrhea of one racist nutcase claiming to be an OS advocate does not necessarily call for every OS advocate to respond...
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btw. I think you should all fill in
@hardsci &@NeilLewisJr' survey - can help address these issues:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevCzaquNI_PeePq-1U1O27fNqSKfY17D-vXMWFSDdzKd9UxQ/viewform … -
There's a big difference between "every os advocate responding" and what happened the first time round where ppl were protecting him.
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I think if people are being jumpy it's certainly not in any place I've worked. So not convinced it's true.
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