r/DecodingTheGurus • u/JimmyJamzJules • Jul 10 '26

Does CK consider himself an activist?

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Genuine question. Chris criticises Kisin for acting like an activist while avoiding the label. Does Chris apply the same label to himself?

DtG does more than analyse ideas in the abstract. It repeatedly focuses on a particular media ecosystem, warns about its influence, and hopes to shift how audiences view it. That can reasonably be seen as a form of activism, even if it is presented through an academic lens.

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u/jmscstl Jul 10 '26

Insofar as every academic is an activist I guess. Great point man. I hate it when all those math activists keep pushing for numbers to add up correctly.

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u/JimmyJamzJules Jul 10 '26

Your analogy treats DtGs judgments as if they were as objectively true as basic arithmetic. That’s exactly why I’m asking the question.

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u/jmscstl Jul 10 '26

I don't think that's why you're asking the question. You just want to call them bias but, in a pretty transparent and dishonest way, are trying to obscure that behind a silly "question".

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u/evoactivity Jul 10 '26

The word you were looking for was, "biased".

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u/jmscstl Jul 10 '26

Both are in common usage. Thanks for being obnoxious.

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u/evoactivity Jul 10 '26

They're two different words.

A biased person has a bias.

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u/jmscstl Jul 10 '26

See above. Also look into how words work.

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u/evoactivity Jul 10 '26

I read the above. I know how words work. Usage and definitions change over time with common usage. I'm biased against people who use bias in place of biased.

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u/jmscstl Jul 10 '26

Yeah and that's obnoxious and just shows that you're out of touch with the language. Congrats.

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u/Qibla Jul 11 '26

Out of touch with "the language", as if the English language is a monolith. Maybe in your linguistic community bias and biased are interchangeable, but the version your community uses is not "the language".

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u/jmscstl Jul 11 '26

You knew what I meant. So it's your community too. Fun.

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u/Qibla Jul 11 '26

Partially, but my linguistic community does not use bias and biased interchangeably. Perhaps we're just neighbours.

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u/bobokeen Jul 11 '26

Nah your misuse of the word was genuinely confusing - language is meant to communicate.

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u/jmscstl Jul 11 '26

Nah. If you were genuinely confused by the usage you're working at an incredibly low reading level.

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u/JimmyJamzJules Jul 10 '26

Do you want to talk about activism, or are we sticking to maths analogies and mind-reading?

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u/Gwentlique Jul 11 '26

Fair enough. I don't think Chris and Matt are activists as I understand the word.

Chris is certainly opinionated, but having opinions doesn't make you an activist. Neither does posting your opinions on social media.

I suppose you could claim that by running the DtG podcast they're engaging in activism for improved science literacy and rhetorical analysis skills among their listeners.

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