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A student was telling me, they haven’t read some papers I asked them to read because it takes them a very long time.
Well, let me tell you: it took me 20 days (with 2-4 hours per day) to read a single large paper in my field, to understand the multiple years of work that went into it with its many implications for my own research and for the broader field. 20 days. And it was worth it.
There are no shortcuts.
How to destroy US scientific research: a roadmap. Is there really no one at the helm.
Pluralistic: AI solipsists and AI cynics (24 Jul 2026)
pluralistic.net/2026/07/24/sup… by @pluralistic
FTA: "A bet that bosses will fire workers and replace them with AI is a good wager. Bosses are absolute suckers for this scam."
Timely given this week I found out certain small #HigherEd institution just signed a contract with some big AI company.
#BadEconomy #AISlop #sloperator #cogsucker #corruption #exploitation #academia #work #jobs #labor
"Professor fired over #CharlieKirk post could receive $1.9M in settlement."
thehill.com/homenews/education…
This is just the latest in a series. Universities that disciplined professors for criticizing Charlie Kirk knew or should have known that they were violating those professors' free-speech rights. But they did it to align themselves with the Trump admin, even on the wrong side of the law. Consider these settlements and damage awards to be a cowardice tax.
#Academia #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #FirstAmendment #Trump #Universities #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
