I wonder sometimes if online is just a bad medium for that kind of education. I find sit down, face to face conversations are more effective
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Twitter is great for education that doesn't have an emotional component (e.g. scicomm). Helping people tear down their privilege? Ehhhhh
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Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ Retweeted kathleen reardon
I don't disagree but sometimes it's about _not_ alienating URMs/ERCs/women, e.g., when I see threads like this:https://twitter.com/kathleenwade/status/897491465076604929 …
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I think sometimes it's more about making an atmosphere/giving an impression than about teaching somebody something, if that makes sense.
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I worry that Twitter often (with its big(?) audiences) creates unwelcoming/exclusive clique-y atmosphere.
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And there's truth to what Twitter presents, e.g., that certain groups of people behave in certain ways but IMHO it polarises things since
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unlike in meatspace things are in B&W and can be seen by more people.
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Ah, I see your point. Yeah, and easier to read a person irl!
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I really worry about this. I see so many ERCs/URMs being burned out by trying to get through to others on social media.
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I use social media more to build supportive, cooperative spaces for URMs than to engage priv folks. I will, ofc, but it's less effective
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I think both are important but it's about what each of can do and what each of us can effectively do without burnout etc. 
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