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Re:Ask HN: After Slate Star Codex, where are the nuanced dis... by eschaton on Thursday July 02, 2020 @08:40PM (#23719771)
Having his real name linked to the gathering place and intellectual support he provided for eugenicists is beneficial to his patients, since it lets them see just who it is they’re really going to for treatment.
Re:Ask HN: After Slate Star Codex, where are the nuanced dis... by mst on Friday July 03, 2020 @06:35AM (#23722818)
I'm aware it's fashionable among certain parts of the left to refer to any discussion at all of population genetics as "supporting eugenicists" but it's honestly not an effective way to make any sort of point.
Re:Ask HN: After Slate Star Codex, where are the nuanced dis... by bloody-crow on Friday July 03, 2020 @12:22AM (#23720992)
How's that even remotely relevant? Your doctor is not your wife and treatment does not involve enthusiastic agreement on every controversial topic of the day.
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Re:Ask HN: After Slate Star Codex, where are the nuanced dis... by bloody-crow on Friday July 03, 2020 @11:47PM (#23729939)
I don't care about my doctor's opinions as long as they behave professionally and do their job well.
Re:Ask HN: After Slate Star Codex, where are the nuanced dis... by mst on Friday July 03, 2020 @06:38AM (#23722833)
If this is a reference to discussions around IQ, I'd suggest that equating "person X scores lower on IQ tests than person Y" and "person X is subhuman compared to person Y" is a frankly horrifying position and if that isn't the equivalence you're trying to draw then you might do better being less combative and more descriptive around your actual objections.