As bloggers, commentators, reviewers, and editors, we often criticize the work of fellow academics. In this post I share three ideas to be more civil and persuasive when doing so. But first: should…
Guide to Incrementals/Navigating Criticism | The Paper Pilot
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Whatever Happened to Civility on The Internet?
In response to Wil Shipley’s recent post about the lack of an iPhone SDK, a reader left this comment: I often enjoy reading these entries, but you always come across as a little bit of an a**hole. Full of yourself, overly critical and a bit mean. Dismissing and
Jay Van Bavel, PhD on Twitter / X
I think it’s extremely unhealthy for any academic field to make it taboo to critique publications from senior or junior scholars or to critique certain popular methods. This makes the field worse or makes us look bad to people outside our field (including the public). It erodes…— Jay Van Bavel, PhD (@jayvanbavel) October 13, 2024
The Alt-Right Playbook: Why Don't You Respond to Criticism?
‘I Have a Folder in My Email Called Hate Mail’: Academic Public Engagement, Digital Hate and the Unequally Distributed Risks of Visibility
Public engagement through �traditional� and social media is an increasingly important way for scholars to communicate research w
Want to Save the Comments From Trolls? Do It Yourself
A startup called Civil has a new plan to make comments more, well...
Ingmar Rentzhog (@ingmar.wsocial.eu)
Criticism and scrutiny are welcome. But why so much hostility? Why assume the worst about our motives? I honestly don’t understand. If we share the goal of better social media, let’s talk about how to get there.
Apoliticism | The Paper Pilot
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Jason Arday: We Must Rage – Rage Against the Journalism of Cruelty
The death of the academic shows the casual conversion of humiliation into entertainment by a media running on monetised hate and cruelty
Enshittification | The Paper Pilot
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Insults | The Paper Pilot
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The Honest Case for the Humanities
Or: Why I’m Tired of My Colleagues Making Arguments That Only Work on Us
Week 3: It's important to have Standards - Alex's Blog
Unpopular take (mostly self-criticism): we need to stop waisting our time rebuilding incumbent social media apps on #atproto This will only convert a fraction of the users this ecosystem needs. We need to build new, interoperable experiences.
Some researchers, including some I very much respect, think that we need to stop pussyfooting around and start being more brutal in our way of talking about bad work in our field I disagree. When you are refuting someone’s work, I think it’s important not to be a dick about it
Hey everyone! I’m starting a monthly blog about trends in moderation from Blacksky’s Trust and Safety team called: “What’s Happening on My Feed?” The first post: “Putting the Trust back in Trust and Safety” is out now, check it out: whatshappeningonmyfeed.leaflet.pub/3mpont6fedc2z
Putting the Trust back in Trust and Safety
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