I can't say I disagree with his take, however he was communicating en masse. He probably should have thought harder about his words before he sent them.
In the field these students are interested in, they're going to need thick skin. What happens when they have an off night, or are just not that good, and put on a poor performance? A local newspaper prints a rather direct review, and now what? Does the review writer lose his job for not being sensitive? Does every reviewer now just avoid the issue?
From time immemorial, when you tell a drama queen or king that they are too emotional, they get even more emotional. We just have more of this kind of royalty around lately.
It's small wonder how any education takes place when everything is a minefield.
It is always either bad intentions or motive vs. misunderstandings, and today it seems there are a whole lot of misunderstandings going on. It's very easy to sort out the evil or bad intentions. We can deal with those properly. We need to be less reactive, and seek to communicate better, on the misunderstandings on both sides of any argument. That is the only way out of this divisiveness that has everyone reacting without much thought.
Regarding the picture of the messages on the door: All of the pieces of paper are the same, all of the tape used is the same, and it looks like the same marker might have been used on those signs. I can't go back to look at the hardwriting because of the paywall. Theory: one person made multiple signs.
Regardless of the signs:
At what point should a group of people dictate things for other people? Is it via # of people, % of people, position of people, the differentiating possibilities are endless. Should a line be drawn, if so, how do we determine where the line should be drawn, how do we determine if something crosses that line?
I wonder if we swing back to the "Stiff Upper Lip" norm in a generation or two. Next generations will search for their own identity, distinct from their parents'. And if parents are seen as drama queens, the natural antipode is "IDGAF".
Even the 996 workplace culture in China produced the "lying flat" reaction.
I remember hearing that university was supposed to be for being exposed to different points of view, learning how to debate reasonably, learning how to not take excessive offense at rebukes and setbacks, etc. That a university degree was supposed to mean that you had proven to have developed those traits. Not anymore - I guess now it means being indoctrinated into ideological conformity and being smashed if you dare to disagree.
Yep, but we will be told that this doesn’t have a tech angle which is why it was flagged despite a dozen other non-tech articles that somehow managed to pass muster today…but coincidentally were not critical of topics that a segment of society seems to feel are not to be criticized.
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[ 2.3 ms ] story [ 56.4 ms ] threadIn the field these students are interested in, they're going to need thick skin. What happens when they have an off night, or are just not that good, and put on a poor performance? A local newspaper prints a rather direct review, and now what? Does the review writer lose his job for not being sensitive? Does every reviewer now just avoid the issue?
It is always either bad intentions or motive vs. misunderstandings, and today it seems there are a whole lot of misunderstandings going on. It's very easy to sort out the evil or bad intentions. We can deal with those properly. We need to be less reactive, and seek to communicate better, on the misunderstandings on both sides of any argument. That is the only way out of this divisiveness that has everyone reacting without much thought.
Regardless of the signs:
At what point should a group of people dictate things for other people? Is it via # of people, % of people, position of people, the differentiating possibilities are endless. Should a line be drawn, if so, how do we determine where the line should be drawn, how do we determine if something crosses that line?
They aren't wrong. Earnest had no business remarking on students' appearance in or how they express feelings in Theater.
Even the 996 workplace culture in China produced the "lying flat" reaction.