This sounds similar to the phd student in anthropology I had as a friend nearly two decades ago. It’s been the dominant view in social sciences for a long time

This sounds similar to the phd student in anthropology I had as a friend nearly two decades ago. It’s been the dominant view in social sciences for a long time and it comes out of critical theory [0], which stipulates that truth is a function of power, rather than empirical observation. It was incredibly frustrating when I would mention basic scientific observations to my friend and he would respond with a kind of polite, but detached acknowledgment, as if I told him my preferred flavour of Skittles candy. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_theory