actual criticisms of academia:
cost of education acting as class barrier
exploitation of graduate workers
colonialist past and present
ties to military industrial complex
danger of power structure entrenching and justifying orthodox views on social issues
criticisms of academia that get made:
those damn ivory tower academics are wasting money learning about things
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perdón pato, no fuimos por la vereda.
que la educación sea un derecho y no un privilegió!
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"You guys organized and carried out the largest protest of the decade just to defend public education?"
"What, like it's hard or something?"
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Las revistas científicas deberían ser más divertidas. Muchos se imaginan que son tipo Muy Interesante o National Geographic (QEPD) pero en realidad son "revistas" (algunas del tamaño y formato de un manual de secundaria) que son colecciones de papers desconectados con capaz alguna editorial. Cuando por primera vez vi una en un formato no PDF me sorprendí, parecen guías telefónicas (traiciono mi edad)
Tendrían que traer crucigramas y juegos, cartitas al editor, consejos y tips, un espacio para dibujitos de los hijos de los investigadores, fanart, recetas y manualidades, CDs gratuitos llenos de shovelware, un montón de secciones estilo "sabías qué" de cualquier cosa, y por qué no hasta un par de pinups pero así artísticos, la cosa sana.
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NEVER ever forget to plan for the Minotaur. ALWAYS factor the Minotaur into your plans DO NOT FORGET THIS
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they really were like "we're conducting a social experiment as to what would happen if we elected a twitter user as president" and picked argentina as the guinea pig
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Boss is asleep, cannot stop me from frogposting
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no offence but the reason tumblr is “dying” is, well, yes, of course the cursed like/reblog ratio and the change in user behaviour (because of people being used to how instagram and tiktok work) BUT also the lack of weekly shows. i say it with my whole chest, they don't produce captivating and engaging stupid weekly tv shows anymore because streaming killed that so you have spikes of activity here when Something happens in general fandom or up to three days after a new season of whatever drops and then it's a wasteland. this is obviously an old woman yelling at a cloud missing supernatural and the vampire diaries and pretty little liars and all these other shows type of post but honestly give me back weekly tv shows where i have something to watch for 40 minutes almost every day of the week after work so then i can read and reblog it on tumblr give it back for the sake of my sanity
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11 and 18 for the non-American asks? :)
Thanks for asking!
11. favourite native writer/poet?
I really like Mariana Enríquez! She writes gothic/horror books. Highly recommend! I used to love Horacio Quiroga's short stories as a kid, they are horror too and they are awesome, the ones of the jungle I used to reread so much. And of course can one not mention Maria Elena Walsh when she was the one who got me into reading? Her music and books are a childhood staple
18. do you speak with a dialect of your native language?
Mmm i don't know? I speak Rio Platense Spanish, that I guess it's different from Spain, Chile's and other countries from latin America but I don't know if it count s as a dialect. There are places in Argentina (like Córdoba and Mendoza) that have more of an accent, I don't tho :)
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“hi, I’m not from the US” ask set
given how Americanised this site is, it’s important to celebrate all our countries and nationalities - with all their quirks and vices and ridiculousness, and all that might seem strange to outsiders.
1. favourite place in your country?
2. do you prefer spending your holidays in your country or travel abroad?
3. does your country have access to sea?
4. favourite dish specific for your country?
5. favourite song in your native language?
6. most hated song in your native language?
7. three words from your native language that you like the most?
8. do you get confused with other nationalities? if so, which ones and by whom?
9. which of your neighbouring countries would you like to visit most/know best?
10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language?
11. favourite native writer/poet?
12. what do you think about English translations of your favourite native prose/poem?
13. does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders?
14. do you enjoy your country’s cinema and/or TV?
15. a saying, joke, or hermetic meme that only people from your country will get?
16. which stereotype about your country you hate the most and which one you somewhat agree with?
17. are you interested in your country’s history?
18. do you speak with a dialect of your native language?
19. do you like your country’s flag and/or emblem? what about the national anthem?
20. which sport is The Sport in your country?
21. if you could send two things from your country into space, what would they be?
22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed?
23. which alcoholic beverage is the favoured one in your country?
24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country?
25. would you like to come from another place, be born in another country?
26. does your nationality get portrayed in Hollywood/American media? what do you think about the portrayal?
27. favourite national celebrity?
28. does your country have a lot of lakes, mountains, rivers? do you have favourites?
29. does your region/city have a beef with another place in your country?
30. do you have people of different nationalities in your family?
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Yo creo que es medio inútil discutir individualmente con los votantes fanáticos de Milei. Es más productivo trabajar y unir a la gente que tiene alternativas, crear un nuevo consenso de izquierda ante este asalto de la extrema derecha, e ir convenciendo de a poco a los moderados que capaz, con justa razón, no se sentían cómodos por el gobierno anterior y además fueron embarullados con una campaña mediática que nunca vi (quien le paga a Youtube y Tiktok para que todos los videos recomendados sean de Milei?)
Las soluciones son siempre colectivas, no individuales. No voy a decir que soy el tipo más militante de la historia pero vayan a las marchas, participen en sus agrupaciones, hay que poner en la calle que Milei es una estafa y más importante que tiene que haber una alternativa a años de saqueo neoliberal.
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reblog to give the person you reblogged from the strength to complete The Task™
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