Lord Long Rod
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- Jan 17, 2023
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I hope this weirdo is on a watch-list with a law enforcement agency somewhere. I fully understand the authentic academic mind - pure brilliance coupled with not enough common sense to get in out of the rain. Things become thought exercises notwithstanding the otherwise harsh consequences that would result from application. In an undergraduate physics class years ago we studied nuclear weapons. The thermonuclear explosive device is a work of sheer engineering brilliance. In fact, it is just beautiful. I realized readily how physicists and engineers could get enthusiastic about working in the nuclear program despite the fact that success meant having the ability to stockpile weapons that could blow up the Earth many times over. Academics have a certain disconnect. Frankly, this is a good thing, in my opinion, as it allows the subject to engage in a pure academic pursuit without regard to things that may induce bias.
Now, all that said, either this Yale prof is one of those brilliant academics whose handlers gave a little too much slack leash to, or he is a fucking menace and needs to be evaluated for psychosis and anti-social behavior. Imagine touting mass murder of the elderly to solve any problem. Back in my day we had a term for such craziness. We would say that he is one "fucked up motherfucker". But in his brilliant, emotionally retarded head, obviously this is the solution. It's like the super intelligent just have zero capacity to consider and evaluate ethics. They are like dogs. They lack certain characteristics that set us apart from the animals.
Moreover, given that economics is said to be a social science, and Yale has a soulless automaton dispensing such ideas to the young minds of mush, this is an absolute travesty. It is sick. It is unhinged. And it is absolutely not the least bit surprising given today's state of higher education.
Now, all that said, either this Yale prof is one of those brilliant academics whose handlers gave a little too much slack leash to, or he is a fucking menace and needs to be evaluated for psychosis and anti-social behavior. Imagine touting mass murder of the elderly to solve any problem. Back in my day we had a term for such craziness. We would say that he is one "fucked up motherfucker". But in his brilliant, emotionally retarded head, obviously this is the solution. It's like the super intelligent just have zero capacity to consider and evaluate ethics. They are like dogs. They lack certain characteristics that set us apart from the animals.
Moreover, given that economics is said to be a social science, and Yale has a soulless automaton dispensing such ideas to the young minds of mush, this is an absolute travesty. It is sick. It is unhinged. And it is absolutely not the least bit surprising given today's state of higher education.