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Scientific American's departing editor and the politicization of science

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473 points Bostonian | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 22:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.412s | source
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anonfordays ◴[19 Nov 24 16:58 UTC] No.42185578[source]▶
Does the following phenomenon have a name?

Open an article about the detrimental politicization of something, click to the social media profile of the offender and you know with high certainty the exact kind of poster they are and posts they make/repost.

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tylersmith ◴[19 Nov 24 18:30 UTC] No.42186650[source]▶
Yes, it's called bias.
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anonfordays ◴[19 Nov 24 18:52 UTC] No.42186853[source]▶
It's accurate, so by definition it cannot be bias.
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1. Manuel_D ◴[19 Nov 24 21:09 UTC] No.42188115[source]▶
You perceive it to be accurate, that doesn't mean it is accurate. Furthermore, these sorts of things are highly subject to post-rationalization. Did you write down on a piece of paper what you expected before you clicked? Or did you just click and think to yourself "yup, that's what I expected"?