Chinemelu Okafor
@chinemeluokafor.bsky.social
Fourth-year PhD Candidate at Harvard University studying politics and economics🧚🏿♀️
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One tactic these data guys use online is to dismiss academic work they don’t like by calling it “overly complex” or “disconnected from reality.” I call this anti-rigor propaganda. It’s a move to sour people on serious scholarship when you don’t have better evidence.
Adam addresses it in the piece.
Adam addresses it in the piece.
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
One tactic these data guys use online is to dismiss academic work they don’t like by calling it “overly complex” or “disconnected from reality.” I call this anti-rigor propaganda. It’s a move to sour people on serious scholarship when you don’t have better evidence.
Adam addresses it in the piece.
Adam addresses it in the piece.