Secret club handshake…who is allowed to have one?

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The econ as science was a success as an open thread and blossomed into a great discussion. Now, we at Angry Bear have been accused of hyper partisnship and perhaps being an echo chamber. Can that be differentiated from an identified strong point of view?

Bias will always be present in a discussion…when is it productive is my question, and when not? And does it overgeneralize, and how does one diagnose such?