• 22NewtsInACoat@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    This will severely mess up academia. A large portion of faculty and post docs are on H1Bs. These are people who are literally the best at what they do and all of them are going to be kicked out.

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      1 day ago

      The easiest is to bring academia abroad. It can reduce housing and living costs, which saves students and teachers a bunch of money; expose the students of other cultures and differences.
      I heard South Korea has a modern ghost town

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      3 days ago

      Academia has already been shut down by NIH and NSF cuts. This is just more anti intellectual action targeting the research that used to drive the US economy.

      Or maybe the US GDP will recover on Labubu dolls.

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      3 days ago

      He might TACO over the tech industry, but it’s pretty clear at this point he’s happy to bury labs and universities.