"Entertaining" might not be the right word, but I'm definitely intensely interested in watching it unfold. This article is particularly interesting to me. I kn

"Entertaining" might not be the right word, but I'm definitely intensely interested in watching it unfold. This article is particularly interesting to me. I know the author - not well, mind you, but we have a few mutual friends and I've spoken with them at conferences. More importantly, I respect them both socially and professionally. I have to wonder if my impression of the article is colored by this personal knowledge. In turn, that leads me to ask if my impression of other articles is colored by my lack of shared experiences. For what it's worth, I think it goes both ways. I feel like I'm often seen as part of the "culture in power" in this field, though from my perspective I'm definitely an outside and make a constant conscious effort to moderate my speech.