Why Academics Leftists and Elitists Need to Treat Ordinary Americans With Respect

[nsacpi]

Not even the best school in Cambridge.

But in all seriousness, I do want to echo thethe's congratulations on having raised a couple ballers.

 

[acesfull86]

We’ve gone on two of the student led tours of Harvard. Had good kids lead both. Someone asked the last guy about all the recent protests and how it impacted the feel of the school. He said he hadn’t had time to pay attention to it, but he had a *real* major. I was amused.

I believe him…my experience at business school was the same (not Harvard, but a school with a similarly ridiculous political culture).

 

[sturg33]

I believe him…my experience at business school was the same (not Harvard, but a school with a similarly ridiculous political culture).

It's gotta be frustrating being an actual smart person there trying to learn and grow and having to constantly see the rich kid idiots rooting for terrorists

 

[nsacpi]

An actual smart person doesn't spend a lot of time on what spoiled rich kids do. He/she has better thangs to do. Like mastering their subject matter.

 

[sturg33]

An actual smart person doesn't spend a lot of time on what spoiled rich kids do. He/she has better thangs to do. Like mastering their subject matter.

just better not be caught with a yarmulke on

 

[Jaw]

Harvard professor David Reich is going to make some Americans feel disrespected with this one-

https://twitter.com/x/status/1835344989024354424

 

[nsacpi]

Why should anyone feel disrespected because an analysis of ancient DNA of Europeans and contemporary DNA of Europeans shows natural selection favoring greater intelligence.

It is a great technical feat for Reich and his team to have shown this. It confirms that intelligent people are more likely to be successful in propagating their genes. Not a huge surprise, but a technically very impressive achievement.

Btw I highly recommend Reich's book:

Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New…

A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoun…

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