Like many, I had a pretty naïve idea of what the world was like when I was growing up. Still do in some cases. But one area where I have changed my views significantly over the past few years (for the better, I hope) is trust in authority. I remember I was quite excited to start my first year at university — fantasizing about this wonderful place of knowledge, where everyone is united in their interest to pursue truth, where the professors were motivated by passing this truth down in order to have more people on the civilizational front-lines so that they develop tech to help humanity thrive. At university, I thought, people had it all figured out. All I had to do was go learn from them.
Your experience from University of BC is not unique. I live in UK and while working for one of the top universities thrre I was amazed by the amount of egoism and self gratitude among the academics. Expertise is rare but politics and self importance is rife. It is almost as bad as in ballet company, only less beautiful. Lot of primadonas but no substance in the end.
Beautifully put and quite an expansion on what we talked about previously! I've been hesitant to publish my own ideas regarding this topic, it is encouraging to see you being that brave.
Your experience from University of BC is not unique. I live in UK and while working for one of the top universities thrre I was amazed by the amount of egoism and self gratitude among the academics. Expertise is rare but politics and self importance is rife. It is almost as bad as in ballet company, only less beautiful. Lot of primadonas but no substance in the end.
Great read!
Beautifully put and quite an expansion on what we talked about previously! I've been hesitant to publish my own ideas regarding this topic, it is encouraging to see you being that brave.