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Social justice advocates oppose publishing academic research that opposes their (“social justice”) goals. It’s Galileo all over again.

by tomp 4y ago

mpweiher 4y ago
It's actually even worse. It is enough for research to not actively promote "social justice" (which is of course anything but social or just) to get the boot. So everything must be politicised. "How does your new caching algorithm promote social justice?". (If the same criteria were applied in CS).
- 0x445442 4y ago
  > If the same criteria were applied in CS And this will be here before you know it unless more people start calling bullshit.
  - CrazyPyroLinux 4y ago
    I already can't commit to a master branch or have a master key, because reasons.
    - chowells 4y ago
      - trention 4y ago
        It seems to me that the real snowflakes are those who got out of their way to have the convention changed. But then again, I am just a slav who thankfully doesn't have to live in the shithole that is contemporary usa (or the valley).
      - Tr3nton 4y ago
        Are you offended when someone expresses that they want to "master the art of pasta making?" The word 'master' has many meanings, only one of which relates to slavery; every color of people on the planet has practiced slavery at some point; your boogeyman white people stopped practicing it a century and a half ago; yet just the existence of the word prevents you from being able to push code to a repo. And you call other people snowflakes...
      - zen_1 4y ago
        > It must be so difficult being so offended by the regular function of language. Context matters in language, and meanings and vocabulary change over time as contexts change. The sheer irony of someone who's in favor of linguistic prescriptivism typing this out (when master record and master key have no linguistic relationship to master/slave) is astounding.
      - CrazyPyroLinux 4y ago
        "Snowflake?" Either you're projecting, or that doesn't mean what you think. Don't forget that there were people like Rich Salz who took their ball and ran home crying[0] because of a freaking word. Was this just a fit of temporary 2020-insanity that was going around? Nope - apparently 1 year on, it's still intolerably reeecist to have a "master key" in cryptography.[1] [0] https://twitter.com/FiloSottile/status/1279190119703085057 https://twitter.com/FiloSottile/status/1279190119703085057 [1] https://twitter.com/RichSalz/status/1435327330335997952 https://twitter.com/RichSalz/status/1435327330335997952
    - wombatpm 4y ago
      It’s probably time for Master Lock to change their branding as well
OrvalWintermute 4y ago
pledge allegiance to the Geocentric astronomical worldview if you want to get credentialed, study, apply for tenure/a job, etc. This is a funny anachronism and the very opposite of science.

Social justice advocates oppose publishing academic research that opposes their (“social justice”) goals. It’s Galileo all over again.

by tomp 4y ago

Social justice advocates oppose publishing academic research that opposes their (“social justice”) goals. It’s Galileo all over again.

mpweiher 4y ago

It's actually even worse. It is enough for research to not actively promote "social justice" (which is of course anything but social or just) to get the boot. So everything must be politicised. "How does your new caching algorithm promote social justice?". (If the same criteria were applied in CS).

0x445442 4y ago
> If the same criteria were applied in CS And this will be here before you know it unless more people start calling bullshit.
- CrazyPyroLinux 4y ago
  I already can't commit to a master branch or have a master key, because reasons.
  - chowells 4y ago
    - trention 4y ago
      It seems to me that the real snowflakes are those who got out of their way to have the convention changed. But then again, I am just a slav who thankfully doesn't have to live in the shithole that is contemporary usa (or the valley).
    - Tr3nton 4y ago
      Are you offended when someone expresses that they want to "master the art of pasta making?" The word 'master' has many meanings, only one of which relates to slavery; every color of people on the planet has practiced slavery at some point; your boogeyman white people stopped practicing it a century and a half ago; yet just the existence of the word prevents you from being able to push code to a repo. And you call other people snowflakes...
    - zen_1 4y ago
      > It must be so difficult being so offended by the regular function of language. Context matters in language, and meanings and vocabulary change over time as contexts change. The sheer irony of someone who's in favor of linguistic prescriptivism typing this out (when master record and master key have no linguistic relationship to master/slave) is astounding.
    - CrazyPyroLinux 4y ago
      "Snowflake?" Either you're projecting, or that doesn't mean what you think. Don't forget that there were people like Rich Salz who took their ball and ran home crying[0] because of a freaking word. Was this just a fit of temporary 2020-insanity that was going around? Nope - apparently 1 year on, it's still intolerably reeecist to have a "master key" in cryptography.[1] [0] https://twitter.com/FiloSottile/status/1279190119703085057 https://twitter.com/FiloSottile/status/1279190119703085057 [1] https://twitter.com/RichSalz/status/1435327330335997952 https://twitter.com/RichSalz/status/1435327330335997952
  - wombatpm 4y ago
    It’s probably time for Master Lock to change their branding as well

OrvalWintermute 4y ago

pledge allegiance to the Geocentric astronomical worldview if you want to get credentialed, study, apply for tenure/a job, etc. This is a funny anachronism and the very opposite of science.