This seems to be happening to lots of academics. Weird time not to be verifying them. No category for “academic”.https://twitter.com/DiseaseEcology/status/1402768648578625536 …
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I think framing a blue checkmark on the outrage site as a survival issue is taking it too far.
“Taking too far” is not an argument.
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