Mencjusz , to AcademicChatter group
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became a turd that you can't flush down the toilet and keeps farting toxic gasses all over the place. Worst still, "we" keep playing the game, pretending that everything is fine and cheerily announcing another publication in a meaningless rat race of factors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKiBlGDfRU8

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@IanSudbery @GhostOnTheHalfShell @Mencjusz @academicchatter When thinking about change, should we focus on what researchers would like or on what structures are most successful and efficient at producing results? I suspect those two will come into opposition at some point. (1/4)

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@IanSudbery @dogzilla @Mencjusz @academicchatter

My comments are made in the following context:

  1. economists lobbied to transform universities to a commercial posture
  2. public funding was slashed
  3. professors are denied tenure and put on contract (ie made gig workers)
  4. research grants are commodified, specifically crafted to generate revenue
  5. that revenue has captured by admin to rapidly balloon their numbers.
  6. financial preciousness promotes exploitative posture institution wide
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