Stop glorifying centrism: it favours an unjust status quo Rebecca Solnit
Jun 04, 2021
3 minutes
Illustration Matt Kenyon
he idea that all bias is some deviation from an unbiased centre is itself a bias that prevents pundits, journalists, politicians and others from recognising some of the most ugly and impactful prejudices and assumptions of our times. I think of this bias, which insists the centre is not afflicted with agendas, prejudices and destructive misperceptions, as status-quo bias. Underlying it is the belief that things are pretty OK now, that the people in charge should be trusted because power
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