Link, for people who want to dunk on this nerd: https://twitter.com/AmityShlaes/status/1315793783951327234

  • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    My favourite thing about this person is their twitter bio indicates they hold a bunch of positions an academic might. Not because they've done original research or anything, they're a professional opinion haver, but by licking enough boots they've been made chairs of various dumb things.

    Not to say academia doesn't have a bootlicking fetish, but it really exposes the meritocracy for what it is when you appoint someone who doesn't hold a PhD, or publish in academic journals, to these positions simply because they hold views favourable to capital.