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The New Yorker fails to defend higher education's intrinsic value by prioritizing careerism over its broader societal role.

EducationAIPoliticsMay 5, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread criticizes The New Yorker for prioritizing careerism over the intrinsic value of higher education, especially in the context of defending against a fascist threat and leveraging AI for the humanities.

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The New Yorker fails to defend higher education's intrinsic value by prioritizing careerism over its broader societal role.
Parent: Higher EducationEntity: The New YorkerImpact: negativeDate: May 5, 2026Target: The New Yorker's approach to higher education
AI presents new opportunities for the humanities that should be embraced rather than overlooked.
Parent: AIEntity: HumanitiesImpact: positiveDate: May 5, 2026Target: The role of AI in the humanities

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Just when higher education demands defense against a fascist onslaught--and when AI provides new need and opportunity for the humanities--The NYer and its author (Bowdoin '02, Columbia '05) surrender ivy to careerism without making the case for education for its own sake.
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Just when higher education demands defense against a fascist onslaught--and when AI provides new need and opportunity for the humanities--The NYer and its author (Bowdoin '02, Columbia '05) surrender ivy to careerism without making the case for education for its own sake.
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