One that takes itself seriously enough, apparently to have an adjunct professor. This one’s written a piece claiming the media don’t take environmental hysteria seriously enough, not realizing the media churn out what consumers will purchase rather than what vanity degree-holders think about. (It’s the Anthropocene, you know!)
The news treats nature as a backdrop to the dramas and delights of human life. In the 21st century, our dramas are driving nature’s destruction, and that destruction threatens an end to our delights. But the news carries on regardless, relegating nature to the background. Isn’t it time for a change?
One night a couple of years ago (March 11, 2009, to be exact) I listened to the news on ABC Radio National at 10.00 pm. The headline was about a gunman in southern Germany. The last item concerned a rugby league player charged with sexual assault. Tucked in between, amongst miscellaneous items, was an item about the acidification of the world’s oceans due to absorption of carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.
“Adjunct Professor, Environmental Philosophy” — So…was that diploma printed on a single-ply sheet of TP?
A couple of years ago we attended our son-in-law’s graduation at a State University. Close to 80% of the graduating class was some degree in “Studies”. Hard degrees in Chemistry, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Physics etc were almost non-existent.
Gee, I’ll have to meditate on that. Could it be about hiring more faculty? More grant money? More students paying tuition with government backed loans? It’s a conspiracy I tell ya.