I think trying to tackle actual modern life in novels is a good goal but loads on Friends when it was so generic and sentimental & ruthlessly commercial I don't like

ideas re what authors want & how to get that are gothic & the most interesting thing in it

So many obscure bits of art connect & stick & change you

Doing good work matters bc good work matters

& fewer ppl having a profound artistic experience matters more than lots of ppl half-watching a film they eat and phone-scroll through

& for any band/act to become stadium-filling enormous or for films to hit Avengers levels of success they have to be big & obvious & easy to understand

The depth & commitment of the rationalisations for 'but I don't WANT to do any teaching' always impressive

Such clean design 👍

..& I do think it's their problem/job

The level of entitlement to see students cheating on assessments you've designed & think 'this is legislators' responsibility!'

'New kinds of assignments' meaning here 'exams' (or at least 'in-person-supervised assessments')

This is not a hard problem & academics' responses to it tells you a lot about their idea of teaching