The whole episode--PhDs defend a paedophile-adjacent paper then row back--illustrates a sad truth:

People on social media--perhaps most of all those who rely heavily on their credentials!--don't actually *read* the things they criticise, or defend. They just go by pure vibe.

— Stuart Ritchie πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@StuartJRitchie) August 10, 2022
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