Why “academics” is being discussed
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Tragically not enough people drop IP options. I did it in the early 2000s for a very large US network and was glad. There's lots of obvious reasons as they're generally an old s…
by pigggg · Nov 1, 2026
IMHO, the logical conclusion of your comment is that humans basically suck at prioritizing common good and very long-term vision, independently of their background. From what I…
by shakow · Oct 31, 2026
Yeah, those greedy guys just want to (1) keep their (underpaid) jobs and (2) have a bit more money to increase pay for their (underpaid) students. :) As with software engineers,…
by scoobertjtwiffl · Oct 31, 2026
That seems like the definition of anti-intellectualism because you're making an implicit value judgement that developing the skills to be successful in a corporate environment i…
by rainsford · Oct 31, 2026
> there are some basic things you don't understand about people. > Academics really are naive and out of touch people That's a hilarious juxtaposition of sentences.
by InsideOutSanta · Oct 31, 2026
What anti-intellectual horse shit. Carney has a PhD in economics, for one. But there are many: Tomáš Masaryk, Manmohan Singh, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Ricardo Lagos, Mary Robi…
by tensor · Oct 31, 2026
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Academic or academics may refer to:Academic discipline, a subdivision of knowledge that is taught and researched at the college or university level Academic institution, an educational institution dedicated to education and research Academic research, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge Academic staff, or faculty, teachers or research staff Anything relating to an academy Academic publishing, of texts for educational purposes Academic work Academic writing, nonfiction writing that is produced as part of academic work School of philosophers associated with the Platonic Academy in ancient Greece Academic art, 19th-century French style The Academic, Irish indie rock band "Academic", song by New Order from the 2015 album Music Complete Read more on Wikipedia