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> In the west, there are many true things that one cannot say

sigh such as? And what repercussions do you receive for saying them? I see a lot of people with books, TV interviews, and academic positions complaining about being "silenced" despite still being very audible.

> we struggle with these fields in much the same way for much the same reason

Evolutionary psychology may be the worst example of this. Or large areas of economics. Or the political implications of climate science.




> > In the west, there are many true things that one cannot say

> sigh such as?

Be aware that you are, in effect, asking for people to actually step in the bear trap in order to prove to you that it’s dangerous.

Even pg’s essay What You Can’t Say (well known around here) didn’t mention any specific things, for obvious reasons.


> Evolutionary psychology may be the worst example of this. Or large areas of economics. Or the political implications of climate science.

social psychology was specifically singled out by the replication crisis for having something like 2/3 of its published papers failing to replicate


> I see a lot of people with books, TV interviews, and academic positions complaining about being "silenced" despite still being very audible.

such as? And how can you complain about opinions which you can't find easily just by looking at those which you can?




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