Agreed. Quite a hack at work at Oxblog. A lot of BS and anecdotal evidence, coupled with a misguided "Doesn't it just mirror the gender gap in the academic population?" Oh, and the writing ain't exactly the height of parsimony. I'm still trying to figure out whether he's saying conservative bloggers will be overrepresented in academic blogging circles compared to their representation among all blogs (decidedly unlikely, given the great underrepresentation of conservatives in academia) or if he's only talking about conservatives being overrepresented among all blogs compared to the greater population.
Of course, Crooked Timber ignores the possibility that men and women might have different perceptions about the efficacy of blogging in conveying information or opinion. That, and they're content to latch on to academic-speak, making their argument seem more important by resorting to smart-sounding buzzwords such as "homophily" or "efficacy" (man, don't miss that about academia). I know they gots to maintain their academic street cred, but come on...
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Date: 2004-12-20 09:07 pm (UTC)Of course, Crooked Timber ignores the possibility that men and women might have different perceptions about the efficacy of blogging in conveying information or opinion. That, and they're content to latch on to academic-speak, making their argument seem more important by resorting to smart-sounding buzzwords such as "homophily" or "efficacy" (man, don't miss that about academia). I know they gots to maintain their academic street cred, but come on...