[gvedem]

one thing the author touches on that I'm curious about-- > academia is nowadays the exact opposite of free speech and the scientific method

I always see this bandied about as axiomatic, but I'm really curious if: a. this pertains outside of "softer" subjects and and the liberal arts b. this isn't a case of overblown media coverage of the occasional "how dare you say XYZ".

I'm a little skeptical of it because I know SV types love to pooh pooh academia, but I went to a devotedly conservative college (and a decade ago) so I'm hoping to hear from someone with recent experience and a lack of that implicit contempt for formal education.

obviously the pro-Palestinian protests exposed some serious issues with respect to speech on campus, but I'm more curious about the typical daily experience of students. are the morality police really so widespread, or is it overrepresented and limited to individual overzealous types and colleges like Oberlin with a reputation for such?

[drewrv]

Even if colleges are more censorious these days (which I’m skeptical of), I struggle to think of any institution in American life more open minded than colleges.

Mainstream media acts as a hive mind. Businesses do not host speakers critical of their operations. Silicon Valley VCs are among the most fragile minds out there.

[AlbertCory]

How about stick to the subject: kids. Not college-age adolescents or adults.

Personally, I think it all goes back to Hitler /s

[gvedem]

I'm not really sure why you think I should stick to the subject or what the point of your Hitler "joke" is supposed to be.