And Chest-Puffing Ensued
Time, I think, to dip a toe in the world of academia. Specifically, some lively rumblings on the relative importance of electricians and sociology lecturers. I suppose you could start here, with this, but there are plenty of tangents and pith, and moments of slightly comical indignation.
Among those moments, this one:
Societies lived without electricity for millennia. Some still do. Don’t give me this shit.
By contrast, societies have ALWAYS needed individuals to assess their societal needs and propose solutions.
That by nature is The Sociologist. https://t.co/A0xifaYrXW
— Tim Gill (@timgill924) July 22, 2025
You see, Dr Tim Gill, our associate professor, is “an authority on society and everything in it.” Being an “intellectual,” he can “diagnose entire societies.” And then issue instructions to people of less importance.
Consider this an open thread. Share ye, and so forth.
Vigilantism seems less objectionable with each passing year.
I took all my Gen Ed requirements at a community college, and chose World Geography & Conservation, and American History to 1865 over Abnormal Psychology and Intro to Sociology. On purpose. The latter classes were taken by the majority of students because they were considered easy A’s.
As to Ass. Prof. Gill’s assertion that the commenter “could not pass his class” I passed my two required Humanities courses (I took American Literature to 1865 and Art Appreciation) with high marks for the same reason I would be able to pass this guy’s course if I had to take it: egotistical profs like him have Opinions and they are Always Right. They will tell you in class what every poem, or piece of art, or whatever it is, means – all you have to do is note it down, memorize it, and regurgitate it on the exams.
Someone showed me his Rocks for Jocks midterm exam. I knew the answers to most of the questions solely thanks to casually reading National Geographic as a child.
My emphasis…obviously…notice it is propose, not implement nor direct nor manage nor do anything else that could put them in hot water if (I.e.when) their solutions fail.
She played the race card at the wrong time.
How many people do you know, off the cuff, that have hired a sociologist to help them with their problems? But I know a lot of people who have hired electricians.
“Yes, a poet is essential for complete home comfort, and all-year-round reliability at low cost. We in the East Midlands Poet Board hope to have a poet in every home by the end of next year.”
And electricians, like plumbers and HVAC repair guys, are never going to be replaced by a call center in India.
So . . . no Coldplay concerts?
For Dicentra:
I just want Nicholas Decker to tolerate random attempts to murder him like Americans tolerate car crashes as just part of life.
How many people do you know, off the cuff, that have hired a sociologist to help them with their problems?
Shoot, I get more help from Jubal, my AI assistant that I programmed in ChatGPT.
Rest in power, Prince of Darkness.
I am pretty sure few,societies before 1900 had professors of sociology.