I don't know myself what Shaw and Smith's admins discussed RE resignation, or who is in the right when their accounts are inconsistent. I do know, on a campus where a bunch of people have tenure, Smith was one of the only people speaking up for falsely accused low-wage workers

@dceiver  *Stop suspending and firing us to placate consumers of high-end post-secondary education services* is, in fact, a concern that is materially important to them.

If you've never read this short piece of fiction by Scott Alexander, I recommend it, both for its own sake and to understand why his typical reader likes his blog so much (as distinct from some dubious theories that have recently circulated)

Has there ever been a time when *Side against the people who are banning books* was wrong?

Why is basic reading comprehension and accurate representation of what people actually say too much to ask, part infinity

@jessesingal  The inability of that clique to distinguish between what they call "grifters " and people who simply disagree with their assessments, judgments, and views never ceases to amaze me. They're just really bad at it.

@jessesingal  What's wild is the idea that there are views so widely held as to make a mass market "grift " extremely lucrative... but no writer who earnestly holds that view, just grifters... And other widely held views that they share, but no one who holds those views is a grifter. Amazing!

There are deep, intelligent disagreements among journalists on most every consequential debate in the industry. Among the institutions that should be airing them: @CJR  and @Poynter . How come so many are playing out on Substack and Patreon-supported podcasts instead?