culminating in the Slate Star Codex controversy of the past two weeks
I don’t think that the SSC kerfuffle is that related to the events that have caused people to worry about cultural revolutions. In particular, most of the complaints about the NYT plan haven’t been related to the particular opinions Scott has written about.
“Culminating” might be the wrong word, I agree the triggering event was fairly independent.
But I do think people’s reactions to the SSC kerfuffle were coloured by their beliefs about the previous controversy (and Scott’s political beliefs), and that it contributed to the general feeling I’m trying to describe here.
I don’t think that the SSC kerfuffle is that related to the events that have caused people to worry about cultural revolutions. In particular, most of the complaints about the NYT plan haven’t been related to the particular opinions Scott has written about.
“Culminating” might be the wrong word, I agree the triggering event was fairly independent.
But I do think people’s reactions to the SSC kerfuffle were coloured by their beliefs about the previous controversy (and Scott’s political beliefs), and that it contributed to the general feeling I’m trying to describe here.