Academia Is Killing My Friends

[Hugh Johnson]

Academia is killing my friends

"Anything that is is born of the scientific thinking of man will ultimately destroy this world and you and me and everyone on this planet."

- UG Khrisnamurti

 

[jaguar43]

Academia is killing my friends

"Anything that is is born of the scientific thinking of man will ultimately destroy this world and you and me and everyone on this planet."

- Jiddu Khrisnamurti

That blog is pretty heart breaking. I feel for those students. But I think those problems are everywhere in all fields. Work conditions are pretty bad at this point.

I have known of Chris Hedges for a few years now. He reminds me of Noam Chomsky, giving speeches and writing books. I don't think he says anything useful at this point.

 

[DaveFoster]

"Working on the project day-to-day was characterized by what I now understand as a toxic mix of micro-aggressions, manipulation and just really bad management; all contributing to a climate of anxiety and insecurity."

#91
"Famous Professor said dismissively that adults often reconsider “abuse” they endured as children as simply part of their sexual histories and characterized the idea of trauma at the hands of a same gender abuser as homophobia and/or repressed sexual desire."

#96
"For someone like me navigating academia is treacherous. I’m severely anxious and sensitive…minor pain that most people can ignore, like a static shock, aches in me for prolonged periods, and due to childhood lung disease and asthma I get sick easily."

These look cliche, repetitive, and all resemble one another. Also, there's a lot of mention of feminism, and most of these problems occur in the humanities (I'd imagine.) Maybe it's my confirmation bias, but I smell something fishy, and it ain't fish.

 

[PakPik]

Heartbreaking indeed.

 

[Hugh Johnson]

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