My null hypothesis is that everyone wants to keep donations in their community. Being impartial with regard to time and place and species etc. requires some extra thought or will or persuasion for all of us. I think this is hard for anyone and I am not sure why this would be harder for POC than anyone else. You state itâs plausible for the most privileged to find this easier, which I agree is plausible, but I think you could also make the case that the opposite is plausible.
âSomeone who has known discrimination, who has known what it feels like to be disadvantaged and voiceless, will more keenly be able to observe and sympathize with others who are voiceless.â or some such.
Youâre suggesting that they feel a âspecial obligationâ so it seems from my perspective that the burden of evidence would rest with you. You stated you donât have any studies, just conversations. Thatâs fine, I just donât find it very convincing so I think the null stands until more evidence comes forth. Cheers.
I also donât think the prior should be âpeople of all ethnicities feel the exact same set of charitable obligationsâ - that seems like a similarly strong claim.
Still, in the absence of any good data to back up my claim or yours, I think itâs appropriate to be very uncertain about any hypothesis we might have about why people do or donât give.
Hi John,
My null hypothesis is that everyone wants to keep donations in their community. Being impartial with regard to time and place and species etc. requires some extra thought or will or persuasion for all of us. I think this is hard for anyone and I am not sure why this would be harder for POC than anyone else. You state itâs plausible for the most privileged to find this easier, which I agree is plausible, but I think you could also make the case that the opposite is plausible.
âSomeone who has known discrimination, who has known what it feels like to be disadvantaged and voiceless, will more keenly be able to observe and sympathize with others who are voiceless.â or some such.
Youâre suggesting that they feel a âspecial obligationâ so it seems from my perspective that the burden of evidence would rest with you. You stated you donât have any studies, just conversations. Thatâs fine, I just donât find it very convincing so I think the null stands until more evidence comes forth. Cheers.
I also donât think the prior should be âpeople of all ethnicities feel the exact same set of charitable obligationsâ - that seems like a similarly strong claim.
Still, in the absence of any good data to back up my claim or yours, I think itâs appropriate to be very uncertain about any hypothesis we might have about why people do or donât give.
Thanks for improving my thinking on this.