Well written! Certain things should be accepted, without a need for debate, ie there are 5,280 feet in a mile, 60 seconds in a minute, in the USA there should be a large body of common knowledge & customs that Amercians should be aware of & support & celebrate. That being said, there are many things should be debated & questioned, however, if a person A doesn't agree with person B, settle the disagreement with rigorous questioning, & dialog.
when one person asserts there are 50 seconds in a minute, while another says 60 seconds, does that difference in opinion or "facts" really warrant a debate? That's UATX for you.
I agree with the premise and overall sentiment … buuuut it feels we are past peak woke already, and this sort of speech already feels outdated. Also, get rid of Michael Shellenberger if you want your institution to be taken seriously… Your chair of Politics, Censorship and Free Speech blocks people on Substack when he gets an opposing view from Europe… Doesn’t feel so “fearless” to me… I don’t take it personally, but it stinks of hypocrisy when I now cannot debate on his publication - which has hundreds of thousands of subscribers. I thought the online space was supposed to be the public square… or maybe it isn’t the public square and we can stop pretending like it is? Hmmm maybe a student could bring up this paradox with him at his next lecture on censorship… wouldn’t that be an interesting topic to debate? 🤔
Thank you for this. I'm a tenured prof, and I wholeheartedly welcome U. Austin. An incredibly important effort that could not be more timely. I'll be rooting for you.
Well written! Certain things should be accepted, without a need for debate, ie there are 5,280 feet in a mile, 60 seconds in a minute, in the USA there should be a large body of common knowledge & customs that Amercians should be aware of & support & celebrate. That being said, there are many things should be debated & questioned, however, if a person A doesn't agree with person B, settle the disagreement with rigorous questioning, & dialog.
when one person asserts there are 50 seconds in a minute, while another says 60 seconds, does that difference in opinion or "facts" really warrant a debate? That's UATX for you.
I agree with the premise and overall sentiment … buuuut it feels we are past peak woke already, and this sort of speech already feels outdated. Also, get rid of Michael Shellenberger if you want your institution to be taken seriously… Your chair of Politics, Censorship and Free Speech blocks people on Substack when he gets an opposing view from Europe… Doesn’t feel so “fearless” to me… I don’t take it personally, but it stinks of hypocrisy when I now cannot debate on his publication - which has hundreds of thousands of subscribers. I thought the online space was supposed to be the public square… or maybe it isn’t the public square and we can stop pretending like it is? Hmmm maybe a student could bring up this paradox with him at his next lecture on censorship… wouldn’t that be an interesting topic to debate? 🤔
Yes, it is confusing why they keep him on. https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/michael-shellenberger-mixed-up-two
Well done. Thank you for having the courage to do something new. The pioneer spirit is alive and well at UATX. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for this. I'm a tenured prof, and I wholeheartedly welcome U. Austin. An incredibly important effort that could not be more timely. I'll be rooting for you.
fake. Dripping with charm and bullshit.
Go troll on X, you simpleton.
Not nice
Fabulous and enviable!
David-Ross Gerling, PhD
Exceptionally well written. Our venture "EmpoweringHumility.com" was and is being built with the same liberating ethos and objectives as UATX.
UATX: Fox News much? UATX, eventually has 0.25% of the impact of Harvard.
And Michael Shellenberger does incredibly important work.
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suck up,
Please stop whining.