A thoughtful commentary on The Oatmeal’s post about the Backfire Effect.
(Thread) I wish that this had been framed differently, because the emotion vs. logic framing is a very masculine one, and it's killing us. https://t.co/xBXz6jp5rY
— Jessica Price (@Delafina777) May 2, 2017
Wow, that’s amazing. Paraphrasing: the idea that being passionate interferes with objectivity leads directly to the idea that people who are harmed by the status quo are emotional and untrustworthy.
Michael Prescott Yeah basically anyone who is upset about being harmed by something can’t be trusted speak about it.
“QUIT FUCKING STABBING ME!”
“Wow you’re really getting out of control over this. Maybe you should take a break and let cooler heads decide whether you should continue to be stabbed.”
This and the great article about Capt. Kirk that was circulating last week or so have me totally reconsidering my “Be like Spock” mantra.
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Thoughtful response by Price. Happy to have read it.
So much of Star Trek is about the intersection of Kirk’s approach and Spock’s approach that I can’t help but conclude the point is that both “sides” are necessary. Spock is not the ideal any more than Kirk.
Jason Corley I WAS JUST CIRCLING BACK TO POST THAT