Most interesting idea i have heard today: These colleges are getting exactly what they asked for via admissions with on-campus activism. They literally told students they wouldn't be held accountable as activists as high schoolers and valued them 'taking action' .. oy vey.

Hearing from students on campus, I truly don't understand how the Harvard administration can justify to itself not acting. When protests threaten your core academic mission and you do not defend yourself sadly the institution becomes complicit.

100% clarity and enforcement FTW

This person raises an interesting point. Now would be the moment for Harvard leadership to hang the star of david above John Harvard. If 'Palastinian protesters' are allowed to camp in the yard as so long as they are 'peaceful', why not add one more symbol peacefully?

'Oppressor vs. Oppressed' OR 'Order vs. Chaos' - why this moment is so particularly charged ::

A friend recently pointed me at a pretty nice / neat explanation of why this moment / these campus protests, etc. are so particularly charged.

The answer? Well, the 'left' sees the

'if Harvard didn't have grade inflation, the humanities concentrators in the yard were more likely in the library.' - direct quote from current undergrad. Yep. 100% right.

Prinston encampment lasted 5 minutes, because they don't have a problem enforcing their own rules. Harvard 🤦‍♂️

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Harvard Yard Encampment, The Ticking Clock on Decisive Action... this week's 1636forum newsletter head:

I think it is a profound failure that Harvard Yard continues to be occupied in clear violation of university policies and rules.

This is the predictable culmination of the Harvard Corporation’s failure to effectively address issues of prejudice and breakdowns of order on our

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The “intifada” was a series of murders directed against civilians in Israel: buses, cafes and markets blown up. Now contemplate what “globalize the intifada” means when chanted over and over again by students (and their professors?)

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Harvard yard has just been invaded by pro Hamas tent city ... and the administration has a real opportunity. Arrest everyone for trespassing on private property and set the right tone, make a real statement. This is the moment to set the right tone.

All normal companies now call themselves 'Tech Companies'.... so 'Tech Companies' now call themselves 'Deep Tech' Companies...

I want to give an AI agent a budget of $X00 a month with the only mission of 'find me the softest t-shirt available' and then buy it & auto-ship to my house. That is what AI is for. That is the business model. You send me soft shirt, I pay you. You don't, I fire you.

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From an economic impact perspective, I am less focused on human non-competes and more focused AI non-competes.