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Harry Potter and... fits into everything (gregtech.eu)
submitted 2 months ago by lena to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Harry Potter and the Drunk Lonely Transphobic Billionaire.

[–] lena 28 points 2 months ago

Absolutely, fuck JK Rowling.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (5 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months 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 :(

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

How's a spouse gonna help with that? Some people are just jackoffs no matter what their line of work is.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months 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?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Harry Potter and the Cultural Legacy of the Racist Book

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

As a metalhead, I've seen my share of dry land biocrust communities.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At last, HPMoR has a worthy successor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My day was going great until I got reminded that that thing exists…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

You mean the best 1000 pages of your life?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

You have a good wife sir, a good wife.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

All my homies love cryptobiotic crust!