Gavin Chait; on Nostr: nprofile1q…0ryua I think it's an intersection of a whole bunch of shitty ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqafz9jadkpqzaedvclkth4vcm6q9fsvy6mfddq0ufwjpy4gptlwxqs0ryua (nprofile…ryua) I think it's an intersection of a whole bunch of shitty zeitgeists: ambitious academic better at self-promotion than research; institutionaly racist "elite" university trying to take a short cut to representivity by appointing him when he's too young to have the research depth or maturity necessary for the role; bigoted white supremacists scouring any hint of malpractice to destroy success by non-whites; & British media choking on themselves to turn it into a shark-chum circus.