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I don’t think so. Unlike online forums, people attend MIT for considerations far more important to them than politics. MIT students are also typically less poli
by turzmo 4y ago
I don’t think so. Unlike online forums, people attend MIT for considerations far more important to them than politics. MIT students are also typically less politically minded than other top schools
- neilv 4y agoBoth your points seem true to me. But the hypothetical effect I'm wondering about isn't as much due t the typical students, as to the disproportionate number of "angriest opposition" individuals who did select because "non-woke" was a big factor in their decision. So, imagine typical students being non-political, but still a lot of students who are political, and specifically on the side of really stamping-out anything they perceive as woke (or not according to market principles, or oppressing generational-wealth white males, or whatever). And maybe not enough people around who are able and willing to engage them with counterpoints. To the extent that political action does happen, that sounds to me like it could push MIT culture in a bad direction.