Back from the conference in San Antonio. What an interesting city.

Used hotel points and a companion ticket on Delta. And the session I organized was good!

It seems the world is all about over exaggerating and sensationalizing, and your statements seem to echo this. The world always has bad actors, certainly not the majority and in my experience only a small proportion.

I disagree with “Whatever one’s opinion of Ackman, this is a good fight for him to pick.”

This guy asked this on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FiSurgi/status/1743804652330623173

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Bill Ackman was born with a silver spoon and then as a young adult won the game and became a billionaire. Yet he’s on this app carrying out an all out war on higher education and plagiarism. And I have one day question… Why?
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and I enjoyed reading the responses.

Also, Molly White rips him and is awesome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_jM6aoTDK0

Now, on to his wife, who is probably so pissed at him for raising this issue by now. You said:

“As for Ackman’s wife… maybe. TBD. If you’re jumping to the conclusion that she’s guilty you might want to reconsider your choice of echo chambers.”

First, she has admitted plagiarism and has apologized.
https://www.businessinsider.com/neri-oxman-admits-plagiarism-business-insider-article-apology-2024-1

I also do not agree with this: “academia is rotten to the core”.

Does it have issues? Of course! But that is another whole level of debate. For Ackman to start the crusade against college Presidents and take them out on this plagiarizing thing…and then have blowback against his own wife is just hilarious.

US higher education is still great imho. In general.

A few more things about Ackman: He went to Harvard. 2nd marriage. One kid is a Marxist lol. Lost his ass on Herbalife. Spends way too much time on Twitter like Musk. WSJ today has an expose on Musk and his drugs habit, maybe Bill does too?

Anyway, enjoy the weekend everyone.

lol, anybody paying attention the past few decades knows academia is rotten to the core. Whatever one’s opinion of Ackman, this is a good fight for him to pick. Josh Barro has a pretty good summary of the current state of things:
https://www.joshbarro.com/p/universities-are-not-on-the-level

As for Ackman’s wife… maybe. TBD. If you’re jumping to the conclusion that she’s guilty you might want to reconsider your choice of echo chambers.

2 cards and 10 coffees (by two readers) and it is only the 6th of the month. Is this finally the month this blog breaks out? Should I place an ad for the first hire here? Or call investment bankers to help prep for the bigly IPO? Ok, I am laughing and hope you are too.

Gotta run, oh scratch that, walk I mean. In the gym because it is a bit cold outside.

About 48 hours before the National Championship game, GO BLUE!

You all enjoy the weekend, don’t be like Bill Ackman and his plagiarist wife….woohoo.

Chuck—–>Phuck Lol

We have many issues and THIS is what this phucking asshole chooses to launch a crusade for, seriously?

And his own wife is guilty of the same thing LOL.

Him and Musk and Thiel can go Chuck themselves…will this comment be allowed at TPG? Oh, never mind, no comments allowed there.

I’m with Ackman in this case. Academia is morally and intellectually bankrupt.

Lol, amazing. Is it me or is it that most billionaires are just mega assholes? Maybe we should support Biden to tax the hell out of them? 🙂

Can you elaborate on this? Where do you find the “Pre approval”?