I downvoted this comment because the original poster specifically asked people to accept that inequality was a major problem as the premise and work from there—the first half of your answer ignores their request and I don’t think that’s very polite.
I think it’s really bad if people feel like they can’t push back against claims they don’t agree with (especially regarding cause/intervention prioritization), and I don’t think the author of a post saying (effectively) “please don’t push back against this claim if you disagree with it” should be able to insulate claims from scrutiny. Note that the author didn’t say “if we think claim X is true, what should we do, but please let’s stay focused and not argue about claim X here” but instead “I think claim X is true—given that, what should we do?”
“Note that the author didn’t say “if we think claim X is true, what should we do, but please let’s stay focused and not argue about claim X here” but instead “I think claim X is true—given that, what should we do?”″
I think this is just pedantic—if the writer knew the “in group” way of asking you to stay on topic, you would respect their wishes, but because they’re new you refuse. I don’t think it’s welcoming or kind at all.
I downvoted this comment because the original poster specifically asked people to accept that inequality was a major problem as the premise and work from there—the first half of your answer ignores their request and I don’t think that’s very polite.
I think it’s really bad if people feel like they can’t push back against claims they don’t agree with (especially regarding cause/intervention prioritization), and I don’t think the author of a post saying (effectively) “please don’t push back against this claim if you disagree with it” should be able to insulate claims from scrutiny. Note that the author didn’t say “if we think claim X is true, what should we do, but please let’s stay focused and not argue about claim X here” but instead “I think claim X is true—given that, what should we do?”
“Note that the author didn’t say “if we think claim X is true, what should we do, but please let’s stay focused and not argue about claim X here” but instead “I think claim X is true—given that, what should we do?”″
I think this is just pedantic—if the writer knew the “in group” way of asking you to stay on topic, you would respect their wishes, but because they’re new you refuse. I don’t think it’s welcoming or kind at all.