This is the Lower Ed Tressie's book foresaw. It never was just about for-profit insts. It was about what happens to *all* insts when the profit motive became too dominant. Heck, just compare the high-pressure marketing tactics in her book to this article. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/u...
Hundreds of universities have lent their names to online programs, plugging budgets but alienating students who feel misled.
That genuinely feels like an insult tbh
the mad thing is, COVID showed us that those most prone to prepper-fantasy-land are the least equipped to handle living in a bunker. they couldn't stay indoors for two weeks without freaking out. the only ones who will make it are the ones who basically already live like this.
Louder definitely
Ads are, legitimately, a quality of life issue. They are a form of pollution that hits poor people hardest. Not being ironic.
People who don't follow energy/climate very closely sometimes assume mechanisms that have driven emissions reductions in Europe will continue indefinitely. So if we have cut emissions by half, we're on course to reach 0. Unfortunately, the UK may be at a point of inflection. 1/2
1. A fortnight ago, I wrote about the scandal of our Internal Drainage Boards, which are supposed to stop flooding, but are unaccountable, self-serving, feudal bodies that do more harm than good. Now a disturbing email has landed in my inbox. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 🧵
A network of public bodies are supposed to safeguard us from flooding. But, like old boys’ clubs, they are bastions of self-interest, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
It's other things too. Like, there's literally no landmarks in many new estates, very few trees older than 10 years, they feel _really_ weird, disgusting even, to live in.