![]() ![]() The plot: We're in the age of sharing dating app screenshots, and Twitter user added to the discourse by sharing a date plan text from somebody to their partner (the text doesn't appear to be her own). ![]() Tuesday character: date enjoyer, loves a plan I don’t plan on crossing a picket line, but yes, the opportunity costs of not going are potentially far higher if you’re someone more precarious than someone with tenure, I don’t get how this is at all a controversial thing to say, and I think it’s asinine to pretend it is. Academics have a lot of talents in inventing reasons they can’t do the right thing. Thomas Bradley, a man living in his car, respected a picket line and wouldn’t cross to work at hotels on strike. ![]() The logical endpoint of privilege discourse, A+ 10/10 - Mo Torres August 7, 2023 I always knew standing in solidarity with workers striking was a weapon of the bourgeoisie and the privileged □ - Old Man Perez August 6, 2023 Having been a PhD student at Edi I think maybe it bears stating that ‘the ability to attend international professional events and expect full reimbursement by the uni’ would be seen as the advantaged position here by workers seeking solidarity.- C. i hate academics - mindy□ August 6, 2023 that’s true and there’s nothing wrong with saying so, but don’t act like only people with nothing to lose are doing it. yes, some people will have to make sacrifices. “privilege” is not the correct word here. Yes, the point Liu's making about financial loss is valid, but framing it as a privilege when hotel staff are striking for better remuneration was looked at as disingenuous by many people. The repercussion: It's hard to take this tweet seriously, but I assure you that’s how Liu meant it. Those who are able to cancel - please be aware that it takes privilege to stand in complete solidarity with the workers.- Sarah Liu (she/her) August 5, 2023 "Those who are able to cancel - please be aware that it takes privilege to stand in complete solidarity with the workers," Liu wrote. Solidarity with striking works is usually seen as a noble cause - we all win together - however, this wasn't the case for Sarah Liu, an academic who was due to attend the conference. The plot: This summer's been all about strikes, and the American Political Science Association conference is taking place later this month in SoCal, where hotel workers are striking. The character: Sarah Liu, political scientist, unprivileged academic This week, we've got an an academic who thinks not crossing the picket line is a privileged act, a TV writer who believes speeding is okay sometimes, an actor with a hot take about Marvel movies, and more. The goal is to never be it- maple cocaine January 3, 2019 Here at Digg, as part of our mission to curate what the internet is talking about right now, we rounded up the main characters on Twitter from this past week and held them accountable for their actions.Įach day on twitter there is one main character. Every day, somebody says or does something that earns them the scorn of the internet. ![]()
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