Re:The Academic Bubble
by yummyfajitas on Sunday September 19, 2010 @07:00PM
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You've convinced me that Alex Kurtagic is racist, which I never really doubted. You have yet to explain why pointing out this fact invalidates his reasoning, or the reasoning of Scott Locklin.
In fact, I don't think you even are trying to argue against his reasoning. I think you are instead attempting to lull us into a false sense of sharing an identity with you. And that, according to all kinds of psychological research, can end up with us conforming to your other ideals as well -- if we believe they go part and parcel together, we will, on some level, strive for consistency [1].
You are hoping that if we pay a lot of attention to Alex Kurtagic being racist, we will share an identity with you ("I'm not racist at all"). Then, based on a shared identity, we will assume that Scott Locklin's opinions must be wrong, without even examining the content of his argument.
I think HN is smarter than that [2].
[1] Yes, I did steal that paragraph.
[2] I realize I'm playing the same game ahoyhere is.
In fact, I don't think you even are trying to argue against his reasoning. I think you are instead attempting to lull us into a false sense of sharing an identity with you. And that, according to all kinds of psychological research, can end up with us conforming to your other ideals as well -- if we believe they go part and parcel together, we will, on some level, strive for consistency [1].
You are hoping that if we pay a lot of attention to Alex Kurtagic being racist, we will share an identity with you ("I'm not racist at all"). Then, based on a shared identity, we will assume that Scott Locklin's opinions must be wrong, without even examining the content of his argument.
I think HN is smarter than that [2].
[1] Yes, I did steal that paragraph.
[2] I realize I'm playing the same game ahoyhere is.