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Re:American Universities Are Post-Truth by 6R1M0R4CL3 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @08:04AM (#38979585)
are the americans aware that their universities and their students level of intelligence and knowledge is going down, while all asian countries including china are betting in math and science ?

for a proper democracy you need intelligent, well-educated civilians. you also need them to be well educated in sciences, and all the knowledge tied to the current economic areas of growth : computing, technology, etc.

china wants to replace usa at the global geopolitical level. and we are seeing the US universities producing stupid morons that only care about inclusivity and woke bullshit, while the rest of the world is betting on strong armies and math/science for their future.

how the mighty giant USA has fallen.

Re:American Universities Are Post-Truth by tenkabuto on Saturday January 13, 2024 @06:37AM (#38979084)
Re:American Universities Are Post-Truth by klooney on Saturday January 13, 2024 @09:12AM (#38980050)
From his substack, basically the same article: https://www.joshbarro.com/p/universities-are-not-on-the-leve...
Re:American Universities Are Post-Truth by alexcannan on Saturday January 13, 2024 @09:45AM (#38980363)
I think any kind of decision by a university that can be framed as "social justice" will be, and then be amplified by the media without end, no matter how small. Our institutions are so much more than a handful of decisions at the executive level (which are probably aligned with popular support of people who actually attend the university, go figure).