AccordingLee
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Expatriated US postdoc in Europe. Overeducated hot takes, unpopular opinions, and unsolicited feedback. Shamelessly plugging the 'stack here: https://accordinglee.substack.com/
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Boycott CBS and Paramount.
July 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Boycott CBS and Paramount.
Boycott Paramount and CBS... except Late Show ofc.
July 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Boycott Paramount and CBS... except Late Show ofc.
This conversation also reminded me of the (bit dated and controversial) post-ecological anarchist manifesto "Desert" (anonymous, 2011). Its politics are perhaps very flawed (& writing at times feels rushed) but it operationalizes the polysemy of 'desert' (& politics of desertion) in interesting ways
June 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This conversation also reminded me of the (bit dated and controversial) post-ecological anarchist manifesto "Desert" (anonymous, 2011). Its politics are perhaps very flawed (& writing at times feels rushed) but it operationalizes the polysemy of 'desert' (& politics of desertion) in interesting ways
I don't have the sense that anyone's competing or trying to be pious. Sure, the discussion is a bit academic, but I think it makes sense to think together sometimes about the nuances of the medium we all work in. And as I pointed out in another subthread, I recognize the challenge here. 🤷♂️
June 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I don't have the sense that anyone's competing or trying to be pious. Sure, the discussion is a bit academic, but I think it makes sense to think together sometimes about the nuances of the medium we all work in. And as I pointed out in another subthread, I recognize the challenge here. 🤷♂️
I like it, but some audiences - especially outside the UK, and/or less educated - may find it a bit too grandiloquent. I think there is a real challenge for journalists/editors here, and especially @ The Guardian, since their prose has to be as legible to a very wide range of audiences as possible..
June 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I like it, but some audiences - especially outside the UK, and/or less educated - may find it a bit too grandiloquent. I think there is a real challenge for journalists/editors here, and especially @ The Guardian, since their prose has to be as legible to a very wide range of audiences as possible..
Sorry to butt in, but I'd also agree that natural "deserts" are misunderstood & underappreciated, in part because of the word's polysemy and varied usage. Here, the issue might have been better addressed with just a line or two, or perhaps an expert's quote, briefly explaining the controversy.
June 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Sorry to butt in, but I'd also agree that natural "deserts" are misunderstood & underappreciated, in part because of the word's polysemy and varied usage. Here, the issue might have been better addressed with just a line or two, or perhaps an expert's quote, briefly explaining the controversy.
If Harvard grads were all LGBTQ, Congress would be *dramatic wave* FABULOUS!
What she wants is a less educated citizenry and a more precarious workforce.
Here's an idea: let's make it affordable to go to Harvard and then become a plumber anyway.
What she wants is a less educated citizenry and a more precarious workforce.
Here's an idea: let's make it affordable to go to Harvard and then become a plumber anyway.
May 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
If Harvard grads were all LGBTQ, Congress would be *dramatic wave* FABULOUS!
What she wants is a less educated citizenry and a more precarious workforce.
Here's an idea: let's make it affordable to go to Harvard and then become a plumber anyway.
What she wants is a less educated citizenry and a more precarious workforce.
Here's an idea: let's make it affordable to go to Harvard and then become a plumber anyway.
Well first you have to stop fighting the last election. Then go to where they actually are (both irl $ online). Third, don't be a stale soda cracker who talks down to them in language only those with advanced degrees understand. I really don't understand why this is such a mystery to these people.
May 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Well first you have to stop fighting the last election. Then go to where they actually are (both irl $ online). Third, don't be a stale soda cracker who talks down to them in language only those with advanced degrees understand. I really don't understand why this is such a mystery to these people.
It's not rocket science. Dems need to learn to go to where folks really are (irl & online) and engage with them in a language and demeanor they understand. I'm teaching a class on podcasting politics rn and our finding over and over is "be authentic"-not a sterile, CNN-friendly robot of yourself.
May 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's not rocket science. Dems need to learn to go to where folks really are (irl & online) and engage with them in a language and demeanor they understand. I'm teaching a class on podcasting politics rn and our finding over and over is "be authentic"-not a sterile, CNN-friendly robot of yourself.
I mean, it's not rocket science. Dems need to learn to go to where folks really are (irl & online) and engage with them in a language and demeanor they get. I'm teaching a class on podcasting politics rn and our finding over and over is "be authentic"-not a sterile, CNN-friendly robot of yourself.
May 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I mean, it's not rocket science. Dems need to learn to go to where folks really are (irl & online) and engage with them in a language and demeanor they get. I'm teaching a class on podcasting politics rn and our finding over and over is "be authentic"-not a sterile, CNN-friendly robot of yourself.