Timnit Gebru (she/her).Jul 19, 2023

""When I invited folks to do a little self reflection about their proximity to those promoting human hierarchies and eugenics I did not expect people to say “yep, that’s where I belong!” and hop right on in to the box of rocks." @Keira_havens

https://medium.com/@Keira_Havens/box-of-rocks-5-zoom-out-aa560c83251b

Show threadTimnit Gebru (she/her).
The TESCREALists first came at me for calling them eugenicists. Then they changed their tune and started talking about how there was nothing wrong with positive eugenics. Some EAs even came to my talk asking about "where do I draw the line"? Do I consider vaccines eugenics?
Jul 19, 2023 at 2:00amWeb
Show threadTimnit Gebru (she/her).Jul 19, 2023

""The goal of hereditarians is to gain credibility through engagement, legitimizing their work & by extension their theory of eugenics. Any interaction has to be evaluated for both content and context, not just what is being said but who is saying it and why."

Yep and many people are legitimizing them.

Show threadShadSterlingJul 19, 2023
@timnitGebru I couldn’t remember what “EA” stands for, so my brain came up with “extreme assholes”, which… yeah, close enough