Watching this interview just gladdens me even more that our high school debate and speech team hosted you for a discussion on *The Case Against Education* last year (https://youtu.be/ILX9fIJvR8g?t=420). Leading up to your visit, a few teachers told their classes—many of which contained team members—that you should not be allowed on campus due to the violence against the LGBTQ+ and female communities you were guilty of, as evidenced by your essay on the "LGBT Explosion" and your book *Don't Be A Feminist".
I talked with these teachers after the event, wanting to understand their concerns and positions better. The thing that struck me most is that none of them had actually read the essay or book in question — their objections to your presence were based on what they had heard. They also refused to engage in the discussion I hoped for. One of them actually attended the event, but never took the opportunity to ask a question. One accused you of "gaslighting" the attendees with your expertise and greater knowledge! Their objection was that it's unfair to put children alone in a room with an expert expressing opinions the children are ill-equipped to process and counter or explore themselves; the irony that this was coming from a public school teacher is overwhelming.
Your skepticism and willingness to engage others who question your positions and data is the model I hoped my debaters would consider for themselves.
To your point about social desirability bias: what if AI solves a bunch of problems but we just refuse to listen to it because we don't like the answers.
Watching this interview just gladdens me even more that our high school debate and speech team hosted you for a discussion on *The Case Against Education* last year (https://youtu.be/ILX9fIJvR8g?t=420). Leading up to your visit, a few teachers told their classes—many of which contained team members—that you should not be allowed on campus due to the violence against the LGBTQ+ and female communities you were guilty of, as evidenced by your essay on the "LGBT Explosion" and your book *Don't Be A Feminist".
I talked with these teachers after the event, wanting to understand their concerns and positions better. The thing that struck me most is that none of them had actually read the essay or book in question — their objections to your presence were based on what they had heard. They also refused to engage in the discussion I hoped for. One of them actually attended the event, but never took the opportunity to ask a question. One accused you of "gaslighting" the attendees with your expertise and greater knowledge! Their objection was that it's unfair to put children alone in a room with an expert expressing opinions the children are ill-equipped to process and counter or explore themselves; the irony that this was coming from a public school teacher is overwhelming.
Your skepticism and willingness to engage others who question your positions and data is the model I hoped my debaters would consider for themselves.
To your point about social desirability bias: what if AI solves a bunch of problems but we just refuse to listen to it because we don't like the answers.