Comment by curt15
6 hours ago
A body of independent subject matter experts who command public respect is anathema to authoritarian governments. It's why authoritarian takeovers frequently start by targeting major universities.
6 hours ago
A body of independent subject matter experts who command public respect is anathema to authoritarian governments. It's why authoritarian takeovers frequently start by targeting major universities.
Except we both know they weren't really that independent though... This was on HN a few days ago https://archive.is/Ayf4R