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522 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 3h \ parent \ on: "Ancient tally sticks across three civilizations challenge myths about money" econ
What's really bothering me is that this is the behavior of activists masquerading as academics. Take something that the data plausibly shows, then irresponsibly extrapolate it to their desired policy position.
Examples include:
- Academic documentation of historical discrimination faced by transgenders --> Men should be allowed in womens' bathrooms
- Academic observations of rising global temperatures --> We need to phase gas cars out by 2035 or face extinction
- Academic documentation of discrimination faced by women in the workplace --> All differences in labor market outcomes between men and women must be attributable to discrimination
So irresponsible, but very dangerous and persuasive to some people, because the first part of each of those arguments are true and well grounded in fact. It's the extrapolation that's false, but also since the activists have a veneer of academic respectability, it's hard for a layperson to argue back.