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Why do anti-PC advocates claim that political correctness is pointless? Why do PC advocates argue among themselves?
(Trigger warning: references to PTSD, sexual assault.)
-Links for the Curious-
A review of research on Social Dominance Theory - http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic895260.files/PrattoSidaniusLevin_2006.pdf
A summary of Construal Level Theory - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3152826
Josh's Top Ten Tabletop Games:
10. Love Letter
9. Skull
8. Machi Koro
7. Settlers of Catan
6. Robo Rally
5. Suburbia
4. Galaxy Truckers
3. Cosmic Encounter
2. Tales of the Arabian Nights
1. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
Why do anti-PC advocates claim that political correctness is pointless? Why do PC advocates argue among themselves?
(Trigger warning: references to PTSD, sexual assault.)
-Links for the Curious-
A review of research on Social Dominance Theory - http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic895260.files/PrattoSidaniusLevin_2006.pdf
A summary of Construal Level Theory - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3152826
Josh's Top Ten Tabletop Games:
10. Love Letter
9. Skull
8. Machi Koro
7. Settlers of Catan
6. Robo Rally
5. Suburbia
4. Galaxy Truckers
3. Cosmic Encounter
2. Tales of the Arabian Nights
1. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective








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THUNK Discord - https://discord.gg/xGW7bmc
Natural Kinds (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/natural-kinds/
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