Actually, you know what? We should start a few steps before that.
Nothing I'm about to say is new. My long-time followers have heard this so many times: elite academia is a deeply, deeply fucked up place.
There's a lot to say, yes, but every single aspect of this story is so unsurprising to me.
Abuse of power by tenured academic "star"? ✅
Tone-deaf, teeth-gritting response from other "theorists"? ✅
Prurient, ill-informed sensationalizing by the "New York Times"? ✅
Aug 9, 2018 • 52 tweets • 9 min read
I very rarely rip apart bad texts the way I used to, because it just feeds mediocre writers clicks.
But this steaming pile of word-vomit by @CaitlinPacific is so badly reported, so disingenuous, and in such blatant bad faith that I can't not.
This piece is trash. Here's why.
If you've been following me for more than 30 seconds, you've heard me critique/rant about higher education, universities, and academia.
I've been publicly critiquing and thinking about institutions and ideologies of higher education for a solid nine years now.
Jun 15, 2018 • 30 tweets • 6 min read
Good morning!
This is a pure revisionist fantasy. Socrates was the friend, lover, and teacher of a group of brutal tyrants who took over Athens and murdered 5% of the population. Socrates was tried for collaboration, not for resistance.
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Let's do just a little bit of history to wrap up the week.
I've done versions of this thread before on my old account, but here it is again. Also, I'm writing a book about this and I'm no longer in the habit of giving away my best work for free, so this is very schematic.
