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Watching @SamHarrisOrg get slammed — then slammed again for losing his cool when accused of peddling pseudoscience & racism — really highlights this inferential gap for me. Sam is one of the most broadly truth-seeking & compassionate humans I’ve met; of course this bothers him!
Being a techie woman is a massive boon here. I can goad people into discussions on biological sex, gender & tech, have basically full allowances in setting the norms of the conversation, & at worst be accused of being “self-hating.”
Consider people like Julia Galef who talk about lots of third rail stuff but don't get negative reactions to the scale that he does. There's a way to handling these topics without giving other truth-seeking & compassionate people the impression that you're peddling pseudoscience
Where do you think Julia has touched the third rail? I think she pretty explicitly avoids issues people find too toxic to engage with charitably
Well said.
Same-- being a brown woman I am given more leeway with what I can say. I try to put it to good use by discussing controversial issues openly.
It also helps if you are articulate, which I strive to be. I'm reminded of an old LW article: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/pZSpbxPrftSndTdSf/honesty-beyond-internal-truth …
You’re right that there’s a false dichotomy but I don’t think people like Sam Harris are above they frey on it. To me the problem isn’t people railing against PC or people being exclusionary with identity. It’s both parties being assholes about it.
Those pushing identity politics are right in that we need to check privilege and be more aware. But the other group is right that identity people are being exclusionary and paint with over broad brushes. What we need is assuming positive intent and a partnership to help others.
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