An explanation of what you mean by “turn out OK” would be helpful. For instance, do movements that err more towards social justice fare worse than those that err away from it (or than those that sit at the status quo)?
I’m referring to mob mentality, trigger-happy ostracization, and schisms. I don’t think erring towards/away from social justice is quite the right question, because in these failure cases, the distribution of support for social justice becomes a lot more bimodal.
Actually, I would think that any overshooting you see in these communities is a reaction to how status-quo (or worse) both of those communities are.
Sounds plausible. That’s a big reason why I support thoughtful work on diversity: as a way to remove the motivation for less thoughtful work.
I’m referring to mob mentality, trigger-happy ostracization, and schisms. I don’t think erring towards/away from social justice is quite the right question, because in these failure cases, the distribution of support for social justice becomes a lot more bimodal.
Sounds plausible. That’s a big reason why I support thoughtful work on diversity: as a way to remove the motivation for less thoughtful work.