academia would be a much better place if every pompous ass my-shit-don’t-stink scholar had a spouse to regularly bust them down a peg and make them stop taking themselves so seriously to the point of cringe
Harry Potter and... fits into everything
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solsangraal@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
flora_explora@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Not 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 1 month ago
how good human nature can be that academia is still working on such a collaborative and communicative basis despite capitalist and neoliberal pressures.
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
Comment105@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I’m sure most academic scholars are fully aware of the odorous nature of their excrement.
What I’m less sure of is how that is connected to both their private relationships and the general betterment of academia as a whole? Would you mind elaborating?
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
this sort of comment is exactly what i’m talking about. taking a blatantly metaphoric (cliched even) statement literally, and arguing against that, and then asking me to explain how private personal relationships might affect one’s general overall attitude? really?
but seriously, if you’re just trolling–keep practicing. if not, then thanks for illustrating my point.
jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Sounds like you had a bad experience in academia. Most academics I know are pretty thoughtful.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
it’s not just me
theconversation.com/snobbery-in-the-academy-is-al…
www.beyondphdcoaching.com/…/academic-arrogance/
…com.pk/…/hidden-barrier-to-intellectual-growth
hell, someone actually wrote a fucking paper on it
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 month ago
How’s a spouse gonna help with that? Some people are just jackoffs no matter what their line of work is.
MBM@lemmings.world 1 month ago
every pompous ass my-shit-don’t-stink scholar
Are you talking about the kind that wins a Nobel and suddenly believes they’re the expert on everything, or you casting a wider net?
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 1 month ago
Harry Potter and the Cultural Legacy of the Racist Book
Bunnylux@lemmy.world 1 month ago
As a metalhead, I’ve seen my share of dry land biocrust communities.
MN_the_elder@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You have a good wife sir, a good wife.
vonxylofon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
At last, HPMoR has a worthy successor.
Mikrochip@feddit.org 1 month ago
My day was going great until I got reminded that that thing exists…
vonxylofon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You mean the best 1000 pages of your life?
Atropos@lemmy.world 1 month ago
All my homies love cryptobiotic crust!
UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Harry Potter and the Drunk Lonely Transphobic Billionaire.
lena@gregtech.eu 1 month ago
Absolutely, fuck JK Rowling.