These debates usually go nowhere because of a bad tendency to slide between “consciousness,” “intelligence,” and “cognition” as if they all are basically the same thing.

It was cool seeing a real VistaVision print, and it’s undeniable that PTA is obviously an incredibly skilled filmmaker. But I can’t shake the feeling that this is just the latest flashy, post-classical auteur film. I just don’t see anything particularly innovative about it.

What I'm saying is: I wish the people who thunder about the classics so much had actually read them and taken them seriously. (The tell is if they use the word "Western Civilization" with deep seriousness.)

The lack of solidarity here also boggles the mind: It’s delusional to think this will lead to more full-time positions! All this will do is force an already exploited group into an even more precarious position.

It pisses me off so much when TT folks say “But adjuncting was never supposed to be a career!” The fact is, for lots of people it is. These people relied on our labor for years, and now they’re perfectly happy to throw us under the bus and ruin lives as long as it doesn’t affect them. But it will!

Holy shit that is insane

If your loved one is having a crisis and failing to get help, you are constantly told that the system can’t help them unless they want help, and that whatever happens to them in the meantime is financially and morally your responsibility.