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All this stuff comes from "critical discourse analysis", a pseudointellectual and almost cult-like movement within academic research, which is receiving no push

All this stuff comes from "critical discourse analysis", a pseudointellectual and almost cult-like movement within academic research, which is receiving no pushback because no one knows about it. People are too busy focusing on the end-product (this Stanford webpage, or some politicians' tweets, or a Smithsonian exhibit) rather than the root cause. Ridding academia of pseudoscience goes beyond fixing p-hacking. These academic fringes are intellectually defective and have large real-world influence. Academia tolerates pseudoscience far too much, and that should be addressed.

yarg 4y ago
There's no pushback because it's career suicide.
- alar44 4y ago
  Woah woah woah, career death, please be considerate. /s
- baandang 4y ago
  I will not be surprised at all if many of these words are simply not used in 10 years. Stanford is about as influential an institution as we have. When tarball and gray hat are seen as racist there are no bounds. The bold black aggressive lettering on a white background on that Stanford page is next. I am surprised no one noticed that actually.
  - dmonitor 4y ago
    I'd be surprised if they weren't. Many of them, like crazy dumb or stupid, are just too ingrained in the cultural lexicon. Retarded is a bit different, since that's a common and unfortunate affliction, but nobody is going to admit that they're afflicted with stupid and would prefer the term to not be used casually.
908B64B197 4y ago
> rather than the root cause. It's impossible to address the true root cause, at least, not in a politically correct way. Some people are simply incapable of producing good quality research that is repeatable. Or just can't quite cut it in technical fields [0]. These initiatives around "inclusive language" and "bias" are just a way for these folks to keep the academic grift going on longer. It's political suicide to talk against these people or question the validity of their research because they won't hesitate to band against someone to "cancel" him or her [1] (and it's essential for their survival; since there's no proof of what they are pushing, it's impossible to defend otherwise!). [0] https://syncedreview.com/2020/06/30/yann-lecun-quits-twitter-amid-acrimonious-exchanges-on-ai-bias/ https://syncedreview.com/2020/06/30/yann-lecun-quits-twitter... [1] https://www.boston.com/news/college/2021/10/07/chicago-professor-mit-lecture-canceled-blames-twitter-outrage-mob/ https://www.boston.com/news/college/2021/10/07/chicago-profe...

yarg 4y ago

There's no pushback because it's career suicide.

alar44 4y ago
Woah woah woah, career death, please be considerate. /s
baandang 4y ago
I will not be surprised at all if many of these words are simply not used in 10 years. Stanford is about as influential an institution as we have. When tarball and gray hat are seen as racist there are no bounds. The bold black aggressive lettering on a white background on that Stanford page is next. I am surprised no one noticed that actually.
- dmonitor 4y ago
  I'd be surprised if they weren't. Many of them, like crazy dumb or stupid, are just too ingrained in the cultural lexicon. Retarded is a bit different, since that's a common and unfortunate affliction, but nobody is going to admit that they're afflicted with stupid and would prefer the term to not be used casually.

908B64B197 4y ago

> rather than the root cause. It's impossible to address the true root cause, at least, not in a politically correct way. Some people are simply incapable of producing good quality research that is repeatable. Or just can't quite cut it in technical fields [0]. These initiatives around "inclusive language" and "bias" are just a way for these folks to keep the academic grift going on longer. It's political suicide to talk against these people or question the validity of their research because they won't hesitate to band against someone to "cancel" him or her [1] (and it's essential for their survival; since there's no proof of what they are pushing, it's impossible to defend otherwise!). [0] https://syncedreview.com/2020/06/30/yann-lecun-quits-twitter-amid-acrimonious-exchanges-on-ai-bias/ https://syncedreview.com/2020/06/30/yann-lecun-quits-twitter... [1] https://www.boston.com/news/college/2021/10/07/chicago-professor-mit-lecture-canceled-blames-twitter-outrage-mob/ https://www.boston.com/news/college/2021/10/07/chicago-profe...