[kwlug-disc] Non-tech reference, but may be useful by tech co.

[Chris Frey]

On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 06:10:46PM -0500, Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc wrote:
> It is an extreme idea, cause it deviates from common practice. It
> may turn out to be a good idea. But you may be labeled an extremist. How do
> you push back this ad hominem? Being nuanced about the term.

Good question, but ultimately it is a distraction.  If you change course
and start fighting the label, you've left the original path that led you
to your new ideas.  Such distraction is useful to adversaries, and an
easy mistake to make.

As for the "howto" of how to push back, there was a recent kerfuffle
in the AI community that may lend some useful lessons when under attack.

https://quillette.com/2021/01/27/beating-back-cancel-culture-a-case-study-from-the-field-of-artificial-intelligence/

- Chris