I have to admit, this study surprised me when I saw Ed Dutton discussing it the other day. It suggests that entrance to the managerial class is indeed predicated mainly by ideological tractability and not by ability, which in turn has some nasty implications for the competence level of the managerial regime. Which on reflection, is indeed consistent with their recent behavior.
The effects of providing access to higher ed to the less cognitively capable is a subject I've given some thought to, some of which are written up here:
Thanks for sharing that, John. That was an extremely thorough treatment of the topic. I'll definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to better understand the broad sweep of the issue. And your piece does put more meat on the bones of the topic I've briefly invoked in this post. Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed it. It doesn't bring me much in the way of joy to write about, although it is cathartic. After spending many years toiling to build a career inside the academy, I've grown increasingly sour on the institution (as I'm sure comes across). This is just my attempt to articulate the reasons for that, as what I feel is a necessary foundational step to motivating a broader discussion of what might be done to build functional institutions in midst of the wreckage.
Great insights 🙌🏻
I have to admit, this study surprised me when I saw Ed Dutton discussing it the other day. It suggests that entrance to the managerial class is indeed predicated mainly by ideological tractability and not by ability, which in turn has some nasty implications for the competence level of the managerial regime. Which on reflection, is indeed consistent with their recent behavior.
The effects of providing access to higher ed to the less cognitively capable is a subject I've given some thought to, some of which are written up here:
https://barsoom.substack.com/p/academia-dies-students-suffer
Thanks for sharing that, John. That was an extremely thorough treatment of the topic. I'll definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to better understand the broad sweep of the issue. And your piece does put more meat on the bones of the topic I've briefly invoked in this post. Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed it. It doesn't bring me much in the way of joy to write about, although it is cathartic. After spending many years toiling to build a career inside the academy, I've grown increasingly sour on the institution (as I'm sure comes across). This is just my attempt to articulate the reasons for that, as what I feel is a necessary foundational step to motivating a broader discussion of what might be done to build functional institutions in midst of the wreckage.