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[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 174 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The fact that Harvard bent over for a “donation” is just pathetic. They have a $50bn endowment. What is even the point of having that much money if not to be uncompromising on academic freedom?

[–] isles@lemmy.world 102 points 11 months ago

I dunno if you've heard this, but under capitalism, more > less. And they got 1% more!

Harvard has been unethical in many cases in the name of growing their endowment. As if they were a corporation beholden to shareholders. Harvard Has a Brand Problem. Here’s How to Fix It.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 66 points 11 months ago

How do you think they got said $50bn endowment

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 84 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No college has real prestige.

They're all just political book clubs.

[–] mob@sopuli.xyz 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

South Harmon Institute of Technology though

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It's got that rizz, no cap. Bet.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 73 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The poison of personal data collection is too great for any company with any amount of tech to ignore. Profit on data sales must have crazy high margins or it must be so easy to do that you might as well. We needed regulations on this 20 years ago. Now who knows how many dark hats know you fucked Shelley in the back of your 2020 Subaru. It should have never gotten here in the first place. Now it will take some C Suite with way too much power and not a shred of responsibility to have his vile conversation on how poor people should die and women are objects for this to get 1/3rd of the regulation it should have.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I agree.

But no one knows about Shelley because I've never posted about it. .

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DAMMIT! 🤣

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh damn. The Shelley club up in here!

[–] chaogomu@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

Shelly and 2020 Subarus.

If I were a data miner, that sort of info could identify, well, more people than I expected, honestly.

[–] crsu@lemmy.world 56 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Academia should be investigated by a new division of special authorities

[–] wagoner@infosec.pub 27 points 11 months ago

Ron Desantis is already on it. Careful what you wish for

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

And what should the outcome be? No more higher education?

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Could this new division wear brown shirts, please? Perhaps the books could be burnt in the streets.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

They did the putsch, it was a Nazi putsch. They did the putsch, it was a beer hall putsch. Wah oooooooooo. Wah oooooooo.

[–] finthechat@kbin.social 16 points 11 months ago

Think of how different the entire world would be today if Mark Fuckerberg wasn't an irredeemable sack of complete garbage.

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago

Hmm. Time to start another investigation.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Harvard: Science for sale!

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Zuckerberg is literally Satan.