I have lived through so many trends in academia (1990s-2000s deconstruction post modernism, cultural studies, queer theory, OOO) but since 2009, the impetus has come from Silicon Valley. Even though social justice activism has almost replaced scholarly ambitions for younger scholars, Digital Humanities MOOCs, and now AI are the top down mandates t... See more
date idea: go to the library and research a topic together with your partner, for an hour, then present your findings to eachother. Afterwards go home and watch a movie about it. You’re welcome <3
Debates about ‘de-growth’ are very heated, and the Degrowth movement is often attacked by both conservatives and left-wingers
I don’t pretend to have a resolution to the debate, but let me just add something for all parties to reflect on:
If you define 'progress' as growth, then de-growth lo... See more