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More on the attempt at cancelling Steven Pinker can be read at https://reason.com/2020/09/06/steven-pinker-survives-attempt... (titled "Steven Pinker Survives Attempted Cancellation "). This article includes the transcript of an interview of Pinker himself.

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Thanks for the link - I found the interview interesting.

In it, Pink describes two competing mindsets for approaching social issues. One prioritizes analysis and understanding as first steps; the other prioritizes activism unrestrained by fact-checking.

I'd be interested to hear his accusers' response to that interview. Experience tells me to withhold judgment until I've heard from all sides, and that interview was only with him.

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