I am in higher level education in the public university system. I used to view academia as a source of hope in society, and perhaps a progressive institution in someways, or some kind of source of hope with their supposed focus on science and research. After some years here, this “image” I had of academia has been shattered.
What are your perceptions of academia and research institutions, as Marxists?
Shit floats to the top. If the data doesn’t support a capitalist system the information is suppressed and ridiculed. So you’ll get wildly inaccurate world views the higher up in academia you get.