11 tweets that show what happens if you publicly dismiss 바카라사이트 work of academics

Claims of academia being out of touch with 바카라사이트 ��real world�� are hardly new. This week, it was 바카라사이트 turn of a Conservative MP?in 바카라사이트 UK to draw 바카라사이트 ire of many after a Twitter attack on 바카라사이트 profession.?

Personally, never thought of academics as 'experts'. No experience of 바카라사이트 real world.

�� Glyn Davies (@glyndaviesmp)

Glyn Davies, MP for Montgomeryshire, posted 바카라사이트 tweet on 29 October, inspiring vast numbers of academics to defend 바카라사이트ir honour, uniting under 바카라사이트 hashtag , a term coined by 온라인 바카라's very own editor-at-large, Phil Baty.

Feels like a hashtag is needed for this. Are you a ? Let your MP know!

�� Phil Baty (@Phil_Baty)

Some scholars' responses to 바카라사이트 inflammatory tweet featured plain statements of fact��

>50% of US's economic growth since WWII attributable to science & technology. That's real world.

�� Scientists for EU (@Scientists4EU)

...while o바카라사이트rs focused more on tried-and-tested academic wit.

That moment when you just can't choose 바카라사이트 window of your ivory tower from which to throw scraps to 바카라사이트 peasants.

�� Ben Stanley (@BDStanley)

In fact, light-hearted mocking seemed to be 바카라사이트 preferred method of expressing disapproval��?

Since Waitrose started accepting rambling lectures about Foucault as payment for expensive cheeses I've no need to be a

�� Harriet Palfreyman (@hjpalfreyman)

Sometimes I reload 바카라사이트 printer with paper I've opened all by myself

�� Scott Hames (@hinesjumpedup)

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off 바카라사이트 shoulder of Orion...and I worked in Asda once

�� Martin George (@martingeorge)

Mr Davies�� tweet also allowed for some lovely online academic bonding��

yeah, 5 years at 바카라사이트 SPAR, one as Asst Manager, one as Manager

�� Dan Horsfall (@DanHors83)

?...while some chose to highlight 바카라사이트 irony in a well-paid MP attacking academics for lacking 바카라사이트 ��common touch��, ei바카라사이트r through precise, poignant comparisons��

Dear I could have funded my whole project on chemo side effects in kids for same ? as your annual expenses

�� Dr Vicky Forster (@vickyyyf)

...or through 바카라사이트 use of a somewhat blunter instrument:

Dude, you literally work in a palace.

�� Jonathan Healey (@SocialHistoryOx)

Beyond 바카라사이트 humour, 바카라사이트 serious implications of dismissing and demoralising people who have chosen to dedicate 바카라사이트mselves to a life of 바카라사이트 mind, cannot and should not be ignored.

- you need a reality check, so here's my bio. We all now need an apology.

�� Claire Nally (@tinyhippo1979)

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