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Deeper and more critical sure (likely due to the platform, not necessarily the users). On Twitter I can choose to follow POC, women, experts inside/outside thi
by guantanamo_bob 6y ago
Deeper and more critical sure (likely due to the platform, not necessarily the users).
On Twitter I can choose to follow POC, women, experts inside/outside this field and hear their opinion—-which I’d argue provides a more diverse representation than anonymous posts by a largely white male message board.
I also trust the opinion of someone willing to share their identity, it forces you to think more carefully about the stand you’re taking when your reputation is on the line.
- blub 6y agoWhat makes someone's opinion particularly valuable when that someone's a woman or not white? They might have different life experiences and perspectives on day to day life compared to a white male, but sex or race has zero relevance to knowledge-based fields. The opinion of someone anonymous is probably very close to their true opinion. The opinion of non-anonymous users on Twitter is almost certainly censored.