Notices by Arindam Basu (arinbasu1@social.arinbasu.online)

If that happens, let it be. The ‘verse needs to grow, if it isn’t mastodon.social, well let’s say not even Mastodon for that matter but some other app on the ‘verse, the better for it.

Read this today nd thank you @lightweight

“Here’s hoping humanity can surprise us all by again reaching a tipping point, and initiating an age of digital enlightenment, characterised by enabled communities, where self-reliance and empowerment are championed (“the user is the developer) rather than sneered at by the fearful, insecure masses”

The tipping point must be reached. Unfortunately in the underdeveloped populous countries like India these rogue corps have a captivated market. It will be difficult for some to throw the shackles.

That is true. Partially explained by the profit motive and viewing of students as customers and teaching as business. But all said and done, in most places, academics still have a level of independence unthinkable in the industry.

Managerialism is bad at universities but it is worse elsewhere. OTOH, the job of an academic can be very satisfying and life enhancing, depending on how one views their jobs. A lot of hard work perhaps little pay, but the pleasures of the opportunity to live at the bleeding edge of one’s disciplinary knowledge is life giving in itself