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Uncovering Toxic Online Behavior in the Economics Profession
TLDR Economist Florian Etterer and his friend Kyle Jensen discover toxic online behavior within the economics profession by revealing anonymous code names assigned to users on the Econ Job Market Rumors website based on their IP addresses, leading to concerns over doxxing and ethical implications. They found that toxic posts originated from universities like Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and Chicago, sparking debate on freedom of speech and anonymity benefits.
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00:00
Economist Florian Etterer gets involved in a controversial anonymous economics message board after a conversation with his friend Kyle Jensen.
03:34
Florian and his friend Kyle discover that the Econ Job Market Rumors website assigns users anonymous code names based on their IP addresses, leading to a revelation about the toxic online behavior within the economics profession.
07:10
Kyle was able to reveal the anonymous code names assigned to users on the Econ Job Market Rumors website based on their IP addresses, leading to the realization that statistical analysis could potentially uncover the identities behind toxic comments.
10:42
Florian and his team narrowed down 65,000 possible IP addresses associated with toxic comments on the Econ Job Market Rumors website to identify universities and top institutions where the toxic posts were originating from.
14:36
Florian and his team discovered that toxic posts on the Econ Job Market Rumors website are originating from various universities within the field of economics, causing a stir within the economics community.
18:41
Toxic posts on the Econ Job Market Rumors website caused distress and worry within the economics community as Florian and his team prepared to present their findings, leading to speculation and concern over potential doxxing and ethical implications.
22:06
A study revealed that toxic posts on the Econ Job Market Rumors website were traced back to prestigious institutions like Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Chicago, and NBR headquarters, highlighting the widespread nature of the issue within the economics profession.
25:33
The Econ Jobs Board administrator changed usernames to famous economists, sparking debate on freedom of speech, anonymity benefits, and the ethics of exposing toxic posters.
