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I just interpreted your critique as supporting my position. /s Even if it is the minority (from my anecdotal understanding it isn't) it would become like toxic
by pcmoney 5y ago
I just interpreted your critique as supporting my position. /s
Even if it is the minority (from my anecdotal understanding it isn't) it would become like toxic waste in a professional community.
Also how would you even survey that? "Do you have zero disregard for objective truth and only interpret things to gain political capital by in-group signaling?"
- spicybright 5y agoHow bad it is has no bearing on how often it's happening or not, or at least that can't be your only piece of data to prove this is happening. Why not a survey given to undergrads of if they think this is the case? If you can detect this is going on surely others in your position could too. You could also find a way to analyze the results of research produced now vs before in a particular field. Not sure how that would work necessarily If the only way to measure this is someone's individual's general opinion, then the premise may be flawed from the start.
- pcmoney 5y agoSure, but I don't think you need a survey to hypothesize that: 1. Literature interpretation is subjective. 2. If you take subjectivity too far then nothing has meaning anymore. 3. People might not pay to read things that are always deconstructed to nothing. I am not saying it IS the reason. Just surmising that it might be. If you feel the need for a survey and review to think things then that is admirable but time is not in your favor.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoAm I alone in thinking a survey wouldn't be particularly effective here? Likert scales don't actually capture people's feelings all that well. I suspect interviewing dozens of undergrads would probably give a better insight. You can build a picture of what is going on without empirical data.