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Unfortunately, there is a strong push for the safe spaces to be the entire space; like the entire college campus. If the entirety of where one spends there time
by RHSeeger 7y ago
Unfortunately, there is a strong push for the safe spaces to be the entire space; like the entire college campus. If the entirety of where one spends there time is a safe space and, as such, closed to debate, then growth is impossible.
I totally get that there needs to be places where people can go to avoid conflict, but that can't be everywhere. Conflict and debate are important parts of life.
- Pfhreak 7y agoI agree, and I think most folks who advocate for safe spaces also agree. But I suspect we won't find much data to back either of our assertions.
- AstralStorm 7y agoGiven it is a subbranch of psychology and a more idealistic one that came up with the concept, I bet there is less than zero data on efficacy of safe spaces for anything. And what is out there is more than 80% likely to be wrong or irreproducible. If something is not effective, the only reason to do it is ideology and politics. Nobody needs even more of those on campuses.
- GauntletWizard 7y agoMost people who advocate for safe spaces would agree. But that is not the same as saying that most safe-space advocacy is for the smaller definition of safe spaces. Most advocacy tends to come from those with extreme positions - A textbook definitions of a long-tailed curve.