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Andy Buckley on Nostr: Totally agree it only went viral because of combination of (charitably, let's say ...

Totally agree it only went viral because of combination of (charitably, let's say independently) racism and anti-woke campaigners and media, classist press & public obsession with Oxbridge (his first full professorship was at Glasgow), timing... but only took off when it went beyond a technical plagiarism case and became entertainment. Should have been a sector-niche topic for THE, as it was in 2025, until all the factors combined. James says ~all this... I think he's right.