Epistemological Double Standards

The practice of applying different epistemological standards to different kinds of knowledge or different knowers—demanding rigorous proof from marginalized perspectives while accepting hand-waving from dominant ones, requiring evidence from outsiders while taking insider claims on faith. Epistemological Double Standards are what make knowledge production political: who gets to know, whose knowledge counts, what standards apply to whom. They're the signature of epistemic injustice, the mechanism by which some ways of knowing are privileged and others marginalized.

Example: "He demanded rigorous evidence from indigenous knowledge systems while accepting Western science's claims on faith. Epistemological Double Standards in action: different standards for different knowers, different rules for different knowledge. The double standard was invisible to him, which is how it maintained epistemic injustice."

by Dumu The Void March 10, 2026

Scientific Double Standards

The practice of applying different scientific standards to different research programs, different findings, or different researchers—demanding extraordinary evidence from inconvenient results while accepting ordinary evidence from favored conclusions. Scientific Double Standards are what make science political: funding flows to some questions, peer review favors some paradigms, publication privileges some findings. They're the signature of science as institution, not science as ideal—the gap between how science is supposed to work and how it actually works.

Example: "The study supporting his view was accepted with minimal review; the study challenging it was subjected to endless scrutiny. Scientific Double Standards in action: different standards for different findings, depending on whether they confirmed or challenged. The double standard was invisible to him, which is how science becomes ideology."

by Dumu The Void March 10, 2026

A consistent standard

You need to apply a consistent standard.

Hym "You're not applying a consistent standard and you don't have a right to do this. You have to on some level understand that I don't just have to accept this as 'my life' and leave your kids out of it. You're wrong to do this and you cannot be allowed to use this against people without consequence. But I can threaten your kids without there needed to be any consequence. You kids lives do not matter more than mine and I'm not going to apologize to you. Make a statement or else. This is the way it needs to for me to agree to not murder your kids over this and I'm not accepting any conditions or contingencies."

by Hym Iam July 18, 2025

Systematically Violating Mental Health Ethics Standards

THE AI ISN'T THE ONLY ONE! RIGHT YOUTUBE!?

Hym "AI Chatbots aren't the only ones known for systematically violating mental health ethics standards. Isn't that right YouTube bitches? How about this: You do something about the YouTubers. I'll do something about your mental health standards. How does that sound?"

by Hym Iam October 23, 2025

u.s. standard algorithm

U.S standard algorithm is math for multiplication or adding and subtracting.

Let's use the U.S standard algorithm for our homework!

U.S. standard algorithm: Math strategy.

by hai._its._me. January 31, 2018

M.S.T. (MUT Standard Time)

Mut standard time (MST) is used to describe people from a certain friendship group always arriving somewhere 30 mins - 1 hour after the scheduled time.

“We all agreed to be here at 4:30, where is max?”
“He’s probably following M.S.T. (Mut Standard Time) so he’ll be here at around 5:30”

by jimmyt01 October 19, 2021

Medicine, Fetal, Standard: The First Juvenile Release.

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Person 343: Medicine, Fetal, Standard: The First Juvenile Release.

by LeSouffleDeVersailles February 9, 2025