Time to learn Mandarin: In China you do not have to bow for BLM. If fact, I suspect that BL don't matter to the Chines people..
Uhlig ousted from JPE
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The stated reason is discrimination in the classroom. That's a big difference in my book than some dumb tweets.
I still strongly believe the Twitter mob (the usual suspects) are a blight on the profession. But even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile.These allegations of discrimination (which are absurdly inflated) surfaced as a means of punishing his tweets. Everyone has said something/done something that could be used against them. Especially without context and when there’s a total lack of charity about the person really meant.
The braying mob should not be rewarded for this. Even if he deserved to be removed after this incident (which I don’t agree but whatever), this was six years ago.
The signal this sends is truly chilling. Even if you’re justified in what you do, the twitter mob has signaled they will come after you by other means. They’ll find something to hang on you, justified or not.
JPE, reinstate Uhlig now.
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I think any faculty in economics or grad student would be wise to s**t down his or her twitter. The downside is too high with no tangible upside.
You don't want to slip up and have some people recall "stories" from six or seven years ago about what you said or did to derail you.
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The stated reason is discrimination in the classroom. That's a big difference in my book than some dumb tweets.
I still strongly believe the Twitter mob (the usual suspects) are a blight on the profession. But even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile.These allegations of discrimination (which are absurdly inflated) surfaced as a means of punishing his tweets. Everyone has said something/done something that could be used against them. Especially without context and when there’s a total lack of charity about the person really meant.
The braying mob should not be rewarded for this. Even if he deserved to be removed after this incident (which I don’t agree but whatever), this was six years ago.
The signal this sends is truly chilling. Even if you’re justified in what you do, the twitter mob has signaled they will come after you by other means. They’ll find something to hang on you, justified or not.
JPE, reinstate Uhlig now.I don't think it's about Twitter per se, as the the #MeToo phenomenon has shown. Weinstein and Epstein weren't on Twitter themselves.
That said, if you've done something horrible to women or minorities in the past, it would be best to keep a low profile for the rest of your life at this point.
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I heard Ken Griffin got personally involved. Is it true?
Man, talk about a turn-around. One day you're smacking home runs for the Mariners, next thing we know you're investigating a guy for hurting people's feelings.
My guess is it would not be for the sake of anyone's feeling but those of KG himself and the reputation of Citadel.
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The allegations surfaced because somebody, NOW, had the courage to speak, when others are speaking too. There's power in numbers. This person wouldn't have spoken, as a junior, 6 years ago. People speak against injustice when they expect lower retaliation than usual, and that's when other people speak too. Wait a bit and more will come forward.
The stated reason is discrimination in the classroom. That's a big difference in my book than some dumb tweets.
I still strongly believe the Twitter mob (the usual suspects) are a blight on the profession. But even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile.These allegations of discrimination (which are absurdly inflated) surfaced as a means of punishing his tweets. Everyone has said something/done something that could be used against them. Especially without context and when there’s a total lack of charity about the person really meant.
The braying mob should not be rewarded for this. Even if he deserved to be removed after this incident (which I don’t agree but whatever), this was six years ago.
The signal this sends is truly chilling. Even if you’re justified in what you do, the twitter mob has signaled they will come after you by other means. They’ll find something to hang on you, justified or not.
JPE, reinstate Uhlig now.