KC's point at the end about how to deal with Successor Ideology really hit home: don't actively fight against it, as that could imperil your job, but at the same time do not go along with it. Although I have tenure, I'm still leery of speaking up like I used to in meetings, especially ones on Zoom where administrators are also present. It's just not worth the hassle. So I generally don't speak out anymore and just avoid as many meetings as I can. Still, if anyone asks me what I think (including students), I tell them straightforwardly.
It's a great way to keep one's dignity while being practical in sustaining one's livelihood.
Thank you. I don't have many opportunities to listen to the informative conversation of two clever academics. A mini-seminar, I've gained some insight into how crazy shit has become normal. I'm now even more worried about the education of the young in my family. They'll likely need a college certificate. How can they get that without our paying tuition to have them instructed in nonsense? How do we shop for colleges with low SI scores? We aren't Catholic but should we be looking for Jesuit colleges?
I would add one more reason to what KC said about why to keep fighting. The rest of the West has not completely accepted the Successor Ideology as much as the US, especially not non English speaking countries like France and Germany. More that this stuff gets documented, more chance other countries have to learn how to not fall for it
I just listened to the podcast. Good work. The only point I would like to make is, don't be too sure about the long term dominance of this ideology. Like the trans swimmer @ Penn U, breaking all those female records, successor ideology is it's own worst enemy.
I'm only at the 26:45 point but absolutely loving this. Mind blown by KC's disclosure that Wahneema Lubiano was the crafter of the infamous letter of 88. I was briefly her research assistant at Princeton in the late 90s. She was charming; no workplace issues. I will write more anon.
KC's point at the end about how to deal with Successor Ideology really hit home: don't actively fight against it, as that could imperil your job, but at the same time do not go along with it. Although I have tenure, I'm still leery of speaking up like I used to in meetings, especially ones on Zoom where administrators are also present. It's just not worth the hassle. So I generally don't speak out anymore and just avoid as many meetings as I can. Still, if anyone asks me what I think (including students), I tell them straightforwardly.
It's a great way to keep one's dignity while being practical in sustaining one's livelihood.
Thank you. I don't have many opportunities to listen to the informative conversation of two clever academics. A mini-seminar, I've gained some insight into how crazy shit has become normal. I'm now even more worried about the education of the young in my family. They'll likely need a college certificate. How can they get that without our paying tuition to have them instructed in nonsense? How do we shop for colleges with low SI scores? We aren't Catholic but should we be looking for Jesuit colleges?
Gawd remember just one year ago when everybody cared about clubhouse?
I would add one more reason to what KC said about why to keep fighting. The rest of the West has not completely accepted the Successor Ideology as much as the US, especially not non English speaking countries like France and Germany. More that this stuff gets documented, more chance other countries have to learn how to not fall for it
I just listened to the podcast. Good work. The only point I would like to make is, don't be too sure about the long term dominance of this ideology. Like the trans swimmer @ Penn U, breaking all those female records, successor ideology is it's own worst enemy.
I'm only at the 26:45 point but absolutely loving this. Mind blown by KC's disclosure that Wahneema Lubiano was the crafter of the infamous letter of 88. I was briefly her research assistant at Princeton in the late 90s. She was charming; no workplace issues. I will write more anon.