Thesis: the tendency in academia to regard “pure” sciences as more prestigious than applied sciences is just the sciencey version of the idea that a true gentleman has no practical skills.
The engineering faculty is throwing a christmas party and invited, among others, the deans of most other faculties, resulting almost immediately in hostility on all fronts.
Sociology starts by taking the piss at Business: “You know that what you’re doing is basically just the application of our theories, right?“
“Well, sociology, too, is just building on the application of our theories“, says Psychology.
“Which wouldn’t be possible without us laying the groundwork“, Neurology states, to which Biology responds: “Dude, that’s just what we were doing already, you just took off!“
“Okay, but it’s both basically applied chemistry, anyway”, Chemistry chimes in
“Yeah, but you too just apply our findings“, Physics rebuts
“Well, I think-“, Philosophy wants to add to the conversation, but is hit by a brick wrapped in graph paper flying through the window.
The note on it is by Mathematics and reads: “Holy shit someone come down here and pick me up! I can’t find the door of this hellcube“
My first lecture of this semester heavily involved the lecturer explaining that he has to have this argument with himself across different modules
Bonus points if you can get a slapfight going about whether philosophy is just applied mathematics, or vice versa!
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just moving along like everyone else 