Yāall should vote for Will, or else David Chalmers or Demis Hassabis (DeepMind CEO). I like Joy Buolamwini too. Just donāt vote for Kathleen Stock because sheās a TERF.
I am a little concerned about the tone of this comment (and a little less so about the post overall).
If what this contest represents is a (free and fair) election, I donāt think we should tell people āyou SHOULD vote for Aā or āyou SHOULDNāT vote for Bā.
I would feel equally uncomfortable if we did this for any other type of election, especially without giving any rationale for our recommendations.
Rather, people should vote based on their preferences (and ideally, these would be informed by more than just in-group recommendations) - if this is Will, great, if itās someone else you feel deserves this more than him, more power to you.
To the extent that this contest is a free and fair election (and itās not; internet polls are fundamentally insecure), it is legitimate for people to influence other peopleās votes by giving them recommendations. Voters ultimately make their own decisions.
Admittedly I wrote the above comment in a rush, but I did give a rationale for my last recommendation (ādonāt vote for Kathleen Stock because sheās a TERFā) - Stock has advocated for beliefs that harm transgender people. Specifically, she has signed a statement that describes āthe practice of transgenderismā as inherently sexist (1, 2). (For clarification, TERF stands for ātrans-exclusionary radical feministā.)
Yāall should vote for Will, or else David Chalmers or Demis Hassabis (DeepMind CEO). I like Joy Buolamwini too. Just donāt vote for Kathleen Stock because sheās a TERF.
I am a little concerned about the tone of this comment (and a little less so about the post overall). If what this contest represents is a (free and fair) election, I donāt think we should tell people āyou SHOULD vote for Aā or āyou SHOULDNāT vote for Bā. I would feel equally uncomfortable if we did this for any other type of election, especially without giving any rationale for our recommendations. Rather, people should vote based on their preferences (and ideally, these would be informed by more than just in-group recommendations) - if this is Will, great, if itās someone else you feel deserves this more than him, more power to you.
To the extent that this contest is a free and fair election (and itās not; internet polls are fundamentally insecure), it is legitimate for people to influence other peopleās votes by giving them recommendations. Voters ultimately make their own decisions.
Admittedly I wrote the above comment in a rush, but I did give a rationale for my last recommendation (ādonāt vote for Kathleen Stock because sheās a TERFā) - Stock has advocated for beliefs that harm transgender people. Specifically, she has signed a statement that describes āthe practice of transgenderismā as inherently sexist (1, 2). (For clarification, TERF stands for ātrans-exclusionary radical feministā.)