Universities need to leave X
Martin Weller,
The Ed Techie,
Nov 07, 2024
I have long ago left Twitter for reasons articulated elsewhere, so I understand the basis for Martin Weller's argument here. "It is explicitly an ideological platform now," he writes. "And unless your ideology aligns with that, then maintaining an account there is actively supporting it." Ah - but here's the rub: "I would hope that most university's ideology does not align with that of Musk." Why would we believe that? I won't offer the analysis here, but it's not hard for me to describe the educational system as one designed to advance the interests of the rich and powerful while maintaining class-based society and resisting the trappings of democratic control. People who are - or who want to be - the beneficiaries of such a system have no real issue with content and media that supports it.
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