tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3722320878460396524..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Please provide a citation for your statement, good sir.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32412059528475429252014-01-26T09:31:32.254-05:002014-01-26T09:31:32.254-05:00Sorry, the comment section on this article just ma...Sorry, the comment section on this article just makes me want to shoot myself.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86782853380479347182014-01-26T09:11:13.379-05:002014-01-26T09:11:13.379-05:00This piece by the same writer on "Democracy&q...<a href="http://tomnichols.net/blog/2013/08/02/snowden-manning-and-screwtape/" rel="nofollow">This piece by the same writer</a> on "Democracy" (the misconception, not the political system) is apropos. The misconception is that "Democracy" means equality of ability, knowledge and qualification.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58326162328384459032014-01-26T07:48:31.292-05:002014-01-26T07:48:31.292-05:00Sorry to hog the comments, but this line from the ...Sorry to hog the comments, but this line from the linked article is brilliant: "As a result, many academic departments are boutiques, in which the professors are expected to be something like intellectual valets. This produces nothing but a delusion of intellectual adequacy in children who should be instructed, not catered to."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1269113967216674712014-01-26T07:45:11.281-05:002014-01-26T07:45:11.281-05:00Oh, and I wanted to also say I love this article. ...Oh, and I wanted to also say I love this article. Thanks to the TShirt Prof for bringing it. Very germane to the life of a college proffie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74223741386965769742014-01-26T07:44:02.857-05:002014-01-26T07:44:02.857-05:00It's been my experience that intelligence or e...It's been my experience that intelligence or expertise or even education has been shit on nearly my entire adult life. What's that great Dennis Miller line about how in America calling someone an "Eiinstein" is an insult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33395655068564948072014-01-25T22:47:13.300-05:002014-01-25T22:47:13.300-05:00Interesting article. Also, the comments section is...Interesting article. Also, the comments section is worth the price of admission.Iskanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890540417632709181noreply@blogger.com