John O'Connell
@johnoconnell19.bsky.social
Free Palestine. China is not the enemy
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The weird thing to me is how fact-free all of the arguments against the humanities are, as you suggest (we do punch way above our weight). Humanities generally makes universities $$$, touches tons of students, have terrific lifelong earning and vocational stats, AND teach people how to think.
a woman with long black hair is making a funny face and the words and yet are behind her .
Alt: a woman with long black hair is making a funny face and the words and yet are behind her .
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August 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The weird thing to me is how fact-free all of the arguments against the humanities are, as you suggest (we do punch way above our weight). Humanities generally makes universities $$$, touches tons of students, have terrific lifelong earning and vocational stats, AND teach people how to think.
Big Chomsky basher, too. That’s always a red flag
August 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Big Chomsky basher, too. That’s always a red flag
Even the one-hit wonders
January 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Even the one-hit wonders
Surprising, since it's such a cushy job for the most part
January 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Surprising, since it's such a cushy job for the most part
Oh, I think it's a prophecy. Things are about to pop off
January 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Oh, I think it's a prophecy. Things are about to pop off
Never mind this is almost certainly a vast undercount
December 27, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Never mind this is almost certainly a vast undercount