It would probably be useful to go into more detail about the results we’re talking about. In 2013, the survey asked people to rate “Social Justice” & “Feminism” on a scale of 1 (“not at all favorable”) to 5 (“very favorable”). “Social Justice” got an average of 3.6, “Feminism” 3.8. 61% of people rated “Social Justice” 4 or 5; 58% rated “Feminism” 4 or 5.
I’m not sure those averages & percentages are quite high enough for someonewrongonthenet to conclude “most LW just thought social justice issues were obviously true”, but I can see why they see it that way.
Edit: it’s also quite possible that someonewrongonthenet, Lumifer, and LW as a whole have different referents in mind when they see the term “social justice”.
Being on the political left does not mean thinking that SJ issues are “obviously true”.
The LW census did have a question about how people see SJ as a whole.
It would probably be useful to go into more detail about the results we’re talking about. In 2013, the survey asked people to rate “Social Justice” & “Feminism” on a scale of 1 (“not at all favorable”) to 5 (“very favorable”). “Social Justice” got an average of 3.6, “Feminism” 3.8. 61% of people rated “Social Justice” 4 or 5; 58% rated “Feminism” 4 or 5.
I’m not sure those averages & percentages are quite high enough for someonewrongonthenet to conclude “most LW just thought social justice issues were obviously true”, but I can see why they see it that way.
Edit: it’s also quite possible that someonewrongonthenet, Lumifer, and LW as a whole have different referents in mind when they see the term “social justice”.