On How Being in the Majority Exacerbates Bias

[rowyn]

It is 1:20AM, and I have insomnia induced by a sore throat and exacerbated by all the tea I drank in an effort to soothe my sore throat. So I am going to write about something that's been on my mind.

This is inspired by the current kerfluffle over the Hugo award's current short-list nominees, described in this post by John Scalzi, and in

Comments

[verdanthe]

very nice. I'm here via @mcahogarth's pointer, and have added you as a friend so I can see more of what you write.

[rowyn]

Pleased to meet you! I'm glad you liked the post. :)

[rowyn]

You're welcome! I'm so glad it's not fever-addled and incomprehensible, which is pretty much how I feel right now. o_@

[alinsa]

You should totally... get sick more often? Hmmm. Okay, that would not be ideal, but this is an awesome post! It captures what I kind of intuitively felt, but with like... numbers! Even if the numbers are off by a good bit, you present a conclusion that's awfully hard to argue with.

[rowyn]

I'm gonna vote against getting sick more often. x_x

But I'm glad you like the post. :)

[redmorlock]

[rowyn]

Thank you!

In the broadest sense of the phrase, "social justice" is a goal for anyone who isn't completely self-obsessed.

It's good to hear this. I agree that 'war' is a bad metaphor for striving for an equal and just world, even if I don't feel that SJWs deserve the venom directed at them from some quarters. But yeah, declaring "war" on concepts (like the "War on Poverty" and "War on Drugs") has a pretty terrible track record. :/

Also, off-topic:

*fangirlish squee of delight* (eeee Will Shetterly liked my post!) Hiiiii I love your books! *^_^*

[redmorlock]

[catsittingstill]

Thank you; this is an excellent resource. Now I understand that complaint *much* better; I appreciate your help.

[rowyn]

You're welcome! I'm glad it was useful. :)