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There is a thing about universities which puzzles me. Academics like to rabbit-on about climate change, but the answer to it is in their own hands. In Australia, day-time TV is absolute crap. If we took only one university and dedicated it to providing free online interactive classrooms, we would be moving towards solving the problem of climate change. Most of climate change is due to population growth, and the only factor which has ever substantially slowed the rate of population growth has been education. Educated people don't need to produce more kids to sustain them in their old age. In India, a thing as simple as a solar charger for a mobile phone can give a family an alternative source of income, when kids learn to perform by watching Youtube, then get paid to provide entertainment at weddings. In Australia, we have a problem with poor educational outcomes in our schools. Poverty causes poor educational outcomes, but poor educational outcomes also cause poverty.
With our academics, much seems to be about self-interest. They are paranoid that somebody might get a freebie.
With our academics, much seems to be about self-interest. They are paranoid that somebody might get a freebie.