An economist summarizes the changes in institutions as they go “woke”( http://www.arnoldkling.com/blog/feminized-culture )
“1. The older culture saw differential rewards as just when based on performance. The newer culture sees differential rewards as unjust.
2. The older culture sought people who demonstrate the most competence. The newer culture seeks to nurture those who are at a disadvantage.
3. The older culture admires those who seek to stand out. The newer culture disdains such people.
4. The older culture uses proportional punishment that is predictable based on known rules. The newer culture suddenly turns against a target and permanently banishes the alleged violator, based on the latest moral fashions.
5. The older culture valued open debate. The newer culture seeks to curtail speech it regards as dangerous.
6. The older culture saw liberty as essential to a good society. The newer culture sees conformity as essential to a good society.
7. The older culture was oriented toward achievement. The newer culture is oriented toward safety. Hence, we cannot complete major construction projects, like bridges, as efficiently as we used to.”
As it becomes increasingly clear that these changes lead to incompetence and decline, institutions will fight back.
Silicon Valley is leading the way, because entrepreneurs and military generals have “skin in the game”: they receive the most immediate feedback from the market/battlefield in terms of money/blood, suffer the harshest consequences for their BS.
A recent example:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/30/coinbase-ceo-offers-severance-to-employees-leaving-over-politics.html
They’re doing very well:
https://www.axios.com/coinbase-valued-100-billion-direct-listing-9b43e316-7ff7-4f6a-a1db-4dc2481a93ee.html
When will academia stop making noises, signing open letters, and start taking ACTION?