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While I do agree with a lot of this, it strikes me that what may be occurring is simply shoddy academic work. But since the context in which it is happening is

by ixtli 3y ago

While I do agree with a lot of this, it strikes me that what may be occurring is simply shoddy academic work. But since the context in which it is happening is one of claimed progressiveness we get an existential and philosophical takedown that implies there’s a deeply rotten core at the center of the university system. I don’t know whether or not scholarship quality is in decline or not, but a “culture war” happening doesn’t on its own make things like the replication crisis better or worse. These issues have been on-going for a lot longer than any western public figure has been forced to feign concern about colonialism.

cscurmudgeon 3y ago
> simply shoddy academic work. But since the context in which it is happening is one of claimed progressiveness we get an existential and philosophical takedown that implies there’s a deeply rotten core at the center of the university system. There is a difference between "shoddy academic work" and the university defending that using 1984 type phrases like "duplicate work" and threatening journalists who reported the plagiarism. https://nypost.com/2023/12/24/news/harvard-slammed-for-threat-in-claudine-gay-plagiarism-scandal/ https://nypost.com/2023/12/24/news/harvard-slammed-for-threa...
- ixtli 3y ago
  Perhaps my explanation wasn’t the best but academic organizations have been wielding and abusing the law to shield themselves from criticism and consequence for forever. And the same goes for the private sector when it gets brought to task by academics. Spoilers; it’s always the one with the most capital that wins.
- olook6 3y ago
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jahewson 3y ago
> what may be occurring is simply shoddy academic work An easy way to determine this would be to look at previous, e.g. Harvard presidents, and evaluate whether their work was equally shoddy or of scant quantity.

by ixtli 3y ago

cscurmudgeon 3y ago

> simply shoddy academic work. But since the context in which it is happening is one of claimed progressiveness we get an existential and philosophical takedown that implies there’s a deeply rotten core at the center of the university system. There is a difference between "shoddy academic work" and the university defending that using 1984 type phrases like "duplicate work" and threatening journalists who reported the plagiarism. https://nypost.com/2023/12/24/news/harvard-slammed-for-threat-in-claudine-gay-plagiarism-scandal/ https://nypost.com/2023/12/24/news/harvard-slammed-for-threa...

ixtli 3y ago
Perhaps my explanation wasn’t the best but academic organizations have been wielding and abusing the law to shield themselves from criticism and consequence for forever. And the same goes for the private sector when it gets brought to task by academics. Spoilers; it’s always the one with the most capital that wins.
olook6 3y ago
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jahewson 3y ago

> what may be occurring is simply shoddy academic work An easy way to determine this would be to look at previous, e.g. Harvard presidents, and evaluate whether their work was equally shoddy or of scant quantity.