The University of Austin

uaustin.org

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Context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29148685

I'm not at all a fan of that enterprise, nor of many of the people going to work there, but it seems a perfectly legitimate subject of discussion for HN, so I was disappointed to see it flagged.

While I am also disappointed to see it flagged, it is the most predictable response to the content presented in my opinion. It has been my personal observation that opponents of he ideas presented and arguments made on the proposed university's website prefer to intimidate and silence rather than openly argue and discuss.

Well, I guess we have our "new school" ... so that's peak Austin I guess?

In all seriousness, what a fractally awful idea. Hey anyone with any amount of reputation capital, get in on the academic grift!

Instead of an emphasis on educational outcomes, let's extend the culture of buying prestige in higher education. The existence of this place makes me want to burn my house down.

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