"Word policing" is just another form of virtue signaling. It is a visible signal of your politics and beliefs. It allows the group that partakes in this to feel superior and allows them to deride and cast moral judgement on people who don't want to use it. They get to remain the moral arbiters of 'justice'. And the judgmental tone when they address those of us who have been practicing for decades and have treated everyone we see with the same respect is a bit galling. Caring for and treating someone with respect, not feeling superior yourself is much more important and a sign of character than fixating on unnatural and convoluted language. And those people who don't treat others well, who look at the world from their own superior vantage point, are not going to have their views and attitudes changed by being forced to say "person experiencing homelessness" or "person experiencing addiction". It is sad that young physicians are being trained in this language and wasting valuable time in "educating" and policing others.
Enjoyed the podcast, as usual. You restore my faith in good doctors and exhibit the qualities I look for in mine. As for rapping MDs, ZDoGG must have come out of Harvard’s satellite remote-only program.
I think what makes the Harvard video so offensive is how aesthetically terrible it is. The music is just badly done and it isn't funny at all. Harvard has made some really great, funny, artistic music videos before and I honestly expected better of them. Also the masks are dumb.
1. People who are obsessed with symbolism (words, statues, various iconography) are what we’d call religious or superstitious. Social Justice Fundamentalism is a religion. Masks are the outward signifier of an adherent, much like a cross or a yarmulke.
Steel man take is that well intentioned people believe that everything is downstream of language. If we forbid bad words, we will cure all the -isms and phobias.
Problem is, they keep making the rules more and more opaque. At a certain point you realize, it isn’t about uplifting society, it’s about Power. Creating a new class of elites that know the lingo, and everyone else. Cancellations are purposeful so they can create an ever more exclusive In-group. But seriously, fuck them. This shit has been tried before, they’ll soon be atop the junk heap of history.
2. Nothing wrong with kids in med school puffing their chest and celebrating passing over the main barrier to entry into medicine.
If people don’t like it, create a different system where medical school acceptance guarantees nothing. You can be cut at any point if you don’t perform. Would probably increase the quality of residents we see on the wards.
It’s a fucking rap people. How many raps have you heard that express humility?
Are raps true expressions of personal views? No dumbass. The artist is playing a role, ie, the most aggrandized version of themselves.
That being said, this bit was beyond cringeworthy. But these are future doctors. Not talented content creators.
The poor Indian girl unraveled in 20 seconds the months of grinding effort Vivek Ramaswamy poured out to dispel the notion that Indians can’t rap.
Glad to see this back because I do enjoy the way you approach things. There are still important medical and cultural matters related to medicine that need a sensible voice added to them.
A .22 isn’t as bad as a .44! But they are both bullets! I’m a hillbilly so I use these kind of politically incorrect analogies. The concept of “harm reduction” keeps a low bar low.
Here to say…
1) Prasad taking a shot at all of academia in 90 sec made me lol
2) Prasad choosing Nebraska as the ‘opposite end’ of Harvard was taken as a compliment.
Great podcast recording - these are fun and important for audience to see serious (and somewhat less serious) conversations modeled in good humor.
Keep em coming!
"Word policing" is just another form of virtue signaling. It is a visible signal of your politics and beliefs. It allows the group that partakes in this to feel superior and allows them to deride and cast moral judgement on people who don't want to use it. They get to remain the moral arbiters of 'justice'. And the judgmental tone when they address those of us who have been practicing for decades and have treated everyone we see with the same respect is a bit galling. Caring for and treating someone with respect, not feeling superior yourself is much more important and a sign of character than fixating on unnatural and convoluted language. And those people who don't treat others well, who look at the world from their own superior vantage point, are not going to have their views and attitudes changed by being forced to say "person experiencing homelessness" or "person experiencing addiction". It is sad that young physicians are being trained in this language and wasting valuable time in "educating" and policing others.
Enjoyed the podcast, as usual. You restore my faith in good doctors and exhibit the qualities I look for in mine. As for rapping MDs, ZDoGG must have come out of Harvard’s satellite remote-only program.
There is no such thing as sensible medicine.. it is either right or wrong… take your pick…
I’d like Prasad to apologize or admit he was wrong for when he said vaccines were good.
Is it going to happen?
I’m not holding my breath…
I think what makes the Harvard video so offensive is how aesthetically terrible it is. The music is just badly done and it isn't funny at all. Harvard has made some really great, funny, artistic music videos before and I honestly expected better of them. Also the masks are dumb.
1. People who are obsessed with symbolism (words, statues, various iconography) are what we’d call religious or superstitious. Social Justice Fundamentalism is a religion. Masks are the outward signifier of an adherent, much like a cross or a yarmulke.
Steel man take is that well intentioned people believe that everything is downstream of language. If we forbid bad words, we will cure all the -isms and phobias.
Problem is, they keep making the rules more and more opaque. At a certain point you realize, it isn’t about uplifting society, it’s about Power. Creating a new class of elites that know the lingo, and everyone else. Cancellations are purposeful so they can create an ever more exclusive In-group. But seriously, fuck them. This shit has been tried before, they’ll soon be atop the junk heap of history.
2. Nothing wrong with kids in med school puffing their chest and celebrating passing over the main barrier to entry into medicine.
If people don’t like it, create a different system where medical school acceptance guarantees nothing. You can be cut at any point if you don’t perform. Would probably increase the quality of residents we see on the wards.
It’s a fucking rap people. How many raps have you heard that express humility?
Are raps true expressions of personal views? No dumbass. The artist is playing a role, ie, the most aggrandized version of themselves.
That being said, this bit was beyond cringeworthy. But these are future doctors. Not talented content creators.
The poor Indian girl unraveled in 20 seconds the months of grinding effort Vivek Ramaswamy poured out to dispel the notion that Indians can’t rap.
Glad to see this back because I do enjoy the way you approach things. There are still important medical and cultural matters related to medicine that need a sensible voice added to them.
A .22 isn’t as bad as a .44! But they are both bullets! I’m a hillbilly so I use these kind of politically incorrect analogies. The concept of “harm reduction” keeps a low bar low.
Can we turn the mic up on Cifu’s whispy voice?