Many academics I see online are leftist whereas many laypeople I see online are right wing.

  • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    There are fewer right-wingers in academia, and they tend to work at schools with right-wing orientations. Turns out reality has a liberal bias.

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      18 hours ago

      what do you mean when you say “reality has a liberal bias”? I have heard another person saying that too but I did not get that.

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        10 hours ago

        It means most things hardline conservatives are angry or paranoid about are misperceptions, not realities. For example, most people who are different from you aren’t out to get you.

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        18 hours ago

        The reason that there are less ‘right wing’ people in academia is that academia usually involves research and understanding of the world and its systems and most ‘right wing’ opinions do not hold up to investigation. So, therefore, reality itself appears to have a liberal bias as opposed to admitting you’re wrong about anything.

        That’s the root of it, basically.

        For the record, I agree with the statement, for what it’s worth.

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        17 hours ago

        The meaning of that phrase about “liberal bias” is reflected in things like the rich exploiting the poor and polluting the earth, “liberal” viewpoint but true in reality. Or the rich manipulating elections and using the military to further imperialism, leftist “opinions” but verifiable in reality.