Three of the authors that designated people from across the political spectrum as "far right" have a previous paper on--wait for it--under and overfitting in network community models. So they're ostensibly experts in avoiding the exact error they made. arxiv.org/pdf/1802.10582… 
https://twitter.com/BretWeinstein/status/1334204625595973633
I have tagged the two who are on Twitter, so maybe they'll explain themselves. Who knows, maybe it's a very clever attempt at Sokal^3.
cc: @ConceptualJames, @peterboghossian, @HPluckrose, @MikeNayna
cc: @ConceptualJames, @peterboghossian, @HPluckrose, @MikeNayna
Looks like Homa Hosseinmardi (@homahmrd) is also here on Twitter if she would like to explain the methodology used to assign positions on the political spectrum.
I'd ask others to be respectful. There is nothing wrong with critiquing a paper, but it shouldn't be personal.
I'd ask others to be respectful. There is nothing wrong with critiquing a paper, but it shouldn't be personal.
Turns out all the authors are on Twitter. @duncanjwatts, @DavMicRot, @markusmobius, @homahmrd, @Amir_Ghasemian, @aaronclauset, can any of you defend this methodology? It looks a lot like you defined "Far Right" so your conclusion was forgone.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
