Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wrong crime
Germany has replaced its head educrat because her PhD dissertation involved some plagiarism.
Jesus. What a fucking stupid thing to worry about.
In academia and "journalism", plagiarism is the only crime you can get punished for. You never get punished for absolute falsehoods, bad logic, bad math, or supporting currently fashionable genocides like "Global Warming", Diversity or Free Trade. Only plagiarism is a sin.
We should be judging academics and "journalists" on truth, validity, and constructive intent. If a piece of writing is true, valid and positive, we should reward anyone who uses it, regardless of its source and attribution. If a piece of writing is false, damaging, or illogical, we should punish anyone who uses it, regardless of source and attribution.
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