Oppobrium? Latifundium? Bellicose? Effete? Really? What the fuck is wrong with these people. These words are like paragraphs apart
Edit: just read the term “professional-cum-technocratic ethos” this shit is not normal and the author should be ashamed
mfs on reddit can’t even avoid jargon to try and inflate how smart they look. i can definitely see actually accomplished academics being even more about this. especially the “sportsball is for idiots!!!” kind. they always have something to prove. being an accomplished academic just isn’t enough