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flora_explora@beehaw.org 5 weeks agoNot sure if this would impact academia all that much since those “pompous” scholars are just a tiny minority. I don’t think academia’s problem lies in individuals being problematic anyways but rather on a structural level. Egoistic, shortsighted and competitive behavior is strongly incentivized. And people that don’t fit that mold get burned out pretty quickly. I think opposite to your argument it is rather an indication of how good human nature can be that academia is still working on such a collaborative and communicative basis despite capitalist and neoliberal pressures.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
you mean all the dozens of prestigious unis who completely buckled like an accordion to obey in advance and defenestrate their DEI policies because…trump?
to be fair, the cultural anti intellectual takeover of the country is basically complete-- that, added to the college age population cliff, and fascism means higher education’s days are numbered anyway. unless you’re a STEM hotshot and are willing to sign a “i love trump and i hate DEI” pledge, then you should start thinking about plans B, C, and D
flora_explora@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Well, that is pretty much US defaultism. I’m not from the US and was talking about academia on an international level.
Your example again just shows how the structure, i.e. the universities working under capitalist logic, are the problem. This doesn’t mean that academics necessarily agree with this change in politics.
I get why you have such a fatalistic view and I agree with your statements about the fascist takeover :(