Comment by FilosofumRex

This unfortunate soul is a philosophy prof, which means most, if not all of his students aren't interested in philosophy but rather just need the credits to graduate.

But, don't blame the 18-19 yr olds for being astute enough to recognize the true signal from noise. For example, Every major university library renovation I've seen, has resulted in far fewer books on shelves but more audio/visuals, group study rooms, and coffee bars. What signal does that send about intrinsic value of books.