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The problem of asserting qualitative observations going against dominant narratives
This right here from an astute gentleman is my primary fear about writing the things I do. I frequently am citation-trolled, as though the things I write about have been studied. They mostly haven’t (either because they can’t or because academics these days would cen
... See moreThe PMC feminist rhetorical fortress
Why do women treat each other badly? > patriarchy
Why can’t women see their own bad behavior toward each other? —> internalized misogyny
Why can’t they see past internalized misogyny? —> patriarchy
But men don’t control women —> systemic patriarchy, no female president
But a female president shouldn’t be
... See moreConcepts aren’t tainted by their misuse.
A major thought error I see among my compatriots: you can’t just throw out every concept that was ever used to justify immoral actions or hierarchy. The claim that we need a more just society that honors inalienable rights is a universalist moral claim. The people who claim this also dismiss the following con
... See moreYou can’t be canceled if you’re seeking the Truth
I’m at an inflection point in life. My public, private and professional selves can’t be in tension like this anymore, so I’m done writing under a pseudonym. Already worked out what I’ll do if an internet mob comes for me: nothing. No apologies, no hedging. Also don’t GAF if some recruiters blacklist
... See moreTruth will always lose to social harmony
If truth threatens social harmony or emotional safety, truth always loses. Why? People would rather be comfortable and wrong than sit with the discomfort of looking in the mirror.
Observations from recent conversations with liberals/lefties
Universal moral principles don’t exist and aren’t desirable; always do what’s best for you.
Even when I explain that social justice puts me in a box that white people prefer, to white people, it is deflected to be about how white people are still racist, and it’s a question of power.
Free wi
Democrats & arrogance
I, like others, am fed up with Democrats not because of their stated positions but because most Democrats around me are unrepentantly arrogant, classist, and self-deluded. I am guilty of the same in years past, so perhaps I see it everywhere now. The arrogance manifests in how they casually dismiss anyone who disagrees as t
... See moreThe PMC feminist rhetorical fortress
Why do women treat each other badly? > patriarchy
Why can’t women see their own bad behavior toward each other? —> internalized misogyny
Why can’t they see past internalized misogyny? —> patriarchy
But men don’t control women —> systemic patriarchy, no female president
But a female president shouldn’t be
... See moreIf feminism is anything, every argument against it is valid.
A concept cannot be falsified if its definition constantly shifts. Feminism suffers from semantic slippage veering into incoherence. When I argue that it’s disempowering, someone inevitably says my definition of feminism isn’t true and constructs a straw man assuming I’m against women’s le
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