Brava again. I could not stop reading your extensive, detailed, emotional story of oppression and suppression. I am thankful for your persistent strength and bravery, not to mention your insights.
As a family doc I had a special interest in psychiatry. I once went to a day-long session on "difficult to treat bipolar patients." The first talk was by a nattily dressed psychiatrist who spent 10 minutes showing flamboyant slides of all sorts of things and animals. His punch line was the world would be a dull place without "us bipolars" and many accomplishments of innovation and creativity would have been lost. You are among good company. You are needed!
When the old white men are gone, what will you focus on? There aren't any white men replacements for practically any knowledge work as a result of continual bashing. So what then? When you hit 100% diversity, what will you write about?
I found this post frustrating. I don't do Twitter; I don't even know what EJMR is. Consequently, unless some controversy makes it out to the non-Twitterverse, I'm unlikely to encounter it. That saves me a lot of agita, but don't worry, I get my quota of that from the WaPo, NYT and half a dozen other blogs. I don't doubt the sincerity of your feelings, but if you don't actually provide links to what you find repugnant, I can't inform myself on the issues. If you cut Twitter out of your media diet, would you be any less effective as a commentator on political economy?
I am no economist, I find your strength and compassion so admirable. Thank you for caring and sharing.
Thank you for the very kind words!
Brava again. I could not stop reading your extensive, detailed, emotional story of oppression and suppression. I am thankful for your persistent strength and bravery, not to mention your insights.
As a family doc I had a special interest in psychiatry. I once went to a day-long session on "difficult to treat bipolar patients." The first talk was by a nattily dressed psychiatrist who spent 10 minutes showing flamboyant slides of all sorts of things and animals. His punch line was the world would be a dull place without "us bipolars" and many accomplishments of innovation and creativity would have been lost. You are among good company. You are needed!
thank you and that's a great story!
When the old white men are gone, what will you focus on? There aren't any white men replacements for practically any knowledge work as a result of continual bashing. So what then? When you hit 100% diversity, what will you write about?
Those are odd questions given that my post would improve the economics profession for everyone. Toxicity does no one any good.
I found this post frustrating. I don't do Twitter; I don't even know what EJMR is. Consequently, unless some controversy makes it out to the non-Twitterverse, I'm unlikely to encounter it. That saves me a lot of agita, but don't worry, I get my quota of that from the WaPo, NYT and half a dozen other blogs. I don't doubt the sincerity of your feelings, but if you don't actually provide links to what you find repugnant, I can't inform myself on the issues. If you cut Twitter out of your media diet, would you be any less effective as a commentator on political economy?
It would be cool if we could chat sometime