10/24/2022
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University academic systems in the US are expensive, gatekeeping, and riddled with bureaucratic hoops. Corporate academia is rendered useless every time the facts don't match up with the profits. Academia overall losses potential and credibility when narcissists bring toxic dynamics in their fight to 'climb the the ladder' and hold the most reputable position possible.
The internet has broken barriers to information. It's time to build a new academic movement-online.
So what would this look like?
1. Credibility is based on understanding, not memorized knowledge.
It takes the values of competency based learning developed in the 1900's (sources pending on the exact date) and implements it in the real world. You don't get credibility for spitting out facts, you get it from "getting it".
2. Anyone can do it.
There are no titles, certificates, or degrees. There are no qualifications. Anyone can participate, learn, study, experiment, or teach.
3. Different types and methods of research are encouraged.
Action research, forecasting research, primitive research, and other alternative types of data collecting and solution building are seen as equal to traditional research. (I still need to write articles on forecasting and primitive research, keep a look out for those future posts)
3. It's casual.
There wouldn't be perfectionism. There would be labels for different levels of accuracy and fact-checking, and individuals would label the information they present so others can determine for themselves whether they trust the source.
4. Any language or grammar structure can be used.
Papers or information can be written or expressed in whatever language the presenter is most comfortable with. They identify the dialect at the top of the paper or beginning of the presentation.
5. On a forum site, no one uses their real name.
Having everyone choose a username that isn't a typical person-sounding name can help remove reputation-building efforts that narcissists crave.
Right now I'm still working on getting a crowd over at the Ahead of the Times forum, linked here: https://radpride.wixsite.com/aheadofthetimes Once things are getting underway, there'll be a new category specifically for promoting academic research using these reform guidelines.
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