I'm starting to think it's intellectual malpractice to write/talk about privilege, class, oppression, etc. without revealing at least 2 generations of family and educational history. There is a suspicious pattern of 2nd/3rd generation privilege joining the privilege commentariat.
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I'm very interested in hearing from people who have opinions shaped by a 2-3 generations of hard-won upward mobility. I'm less interested in what the grand-daughter of a 1950s industrial tycoon whose parents were beltway lawyers has to say about these topics in the new yorker.
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I don't follow any such bureaucratic principles of criticism. If the author's background seems entangled with the substance of what they're saying in a relevant way, I have no problems not poking.
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Yes. Tough luck. Welcome to the culture wars. There is risk if you choose to participate in a war. That's what "war" means. We're not conducting a pleasant discussion among friends here in general.
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