And the Pedantry Award goes to...

Kennis koesteren, doorgeven, zelf maken ... is een maatschappelijk functie van de #universiteiten, ongeacht of die op onmiddellijk "iets oplevert". Het is een maatschappelijk goed, geen economische parameter.

I appreciate the Daily Pratchetts. They are the chicken soup for my weary soul.

Also, sorry to burst the author’s bubble, but people are not obliged to like children, just like a teacher is not obligated to like their whole class.

Or social spaces for families that does not require a fee, but I think irritated adults at a overflown Disneyland on a hot day are the least of the problems, compared to let’s say urban design with less green spaces and cars-dependent traffic.

The author seems to be born yesterday to think that explicitly stating the dislike for children is a recent phenomenon. Which is not. Yes, we can have a discussion about how there are less public spaces for children to roam safely

Ik ben blij dat ik niet de enige ben die dit artikel walgelijk vind.

Sounds like Brussels Zaventem to me

I could get some fog machine!

In short, books transform in unexpected ways.

Maybe a second read very soon?

But before I finished the book I had trouble connecting to the story because of the gory scenes and the blatant depravity of some characters. I found the pointless cruelty taking place on the pages so unreal. But after six months of the 2nd Trump term, I am like: “Oh…”

Good luck with the dissertation!