Thanks, Julian and Chelsea for your responses. You're right that not everyone has the same experience at Uni or even falls roughly into one of the two categories that the senior editors described. Your two very well thought-out opinions are proof enough of that.
Poking holes in generalizations is easy. Accepting that these generalizations (whether or not they are 100% accurate or "appreciated") make a significant and often overlooked point about our environment - that is not so easy. Please do not trivialize the sentiments of the many (trust me, I mean MANY) current and former Uni students whose views were carefully considered and represented in this article.
I think both of your responses underestimate the drastic effect that Uni has had on our perspectives and behaviors over the last five years, and they both appear to give a person's environment very little credit for shaping them or at least making them feel as they do. The senior editors do not seem to be willing to put all or even most of the blame on the shoulders of the individual, something you both seem to assert. I can accept that this is a difference of opinion, but please, it's insulting to imply that the senior editors' views are inaccurate and unappreciated because you (or even a majority) happen to disagree with them.
Thanks, Julian and Chelsea
Thanks, Julian and Chelsea for your responses. You're right that not everyone has the same experience at Uni or even falls roughly into one of the two categories that the senior editors described. Your two very well thought-out opinions are proof enough of that.
Poking holes in generalizations is easy. Accepting that these generalizations (whether or not they are 100% accurate or "appreciated") make a significant and often overlooked point about our environment - that is not so easy. Please do not trivialize the sentiments of the many (trust me, I mean MANY) current and former Uni students whose views were carefully considered and represented in this article.
I think both of your responses underestimate the drastic effect that Uni has had on our perspectives and behaviors over the last five years, and they both appear to give a person's environment very little credit for shaping them or at least making them feel as they do. The senior editors do not seem to be willing to put all or even most of the blame on the shoulders of the individual, something you both seem to assert. I can accept that this is a difference of opinion, but please, it's insulting to imply that the senior editors' views are inaccurate and unappreciated because you (or even a majority) happen to disagree with them.