[l33t233372]

I can’t believe getting upset about something as trivial as having to write a small essay atop of the regular rigorous rigmarole associated with entering a university (as a student or faculty member).

This doesn’t make sense to me; let alone being upset on behalf of others!

[defen]

> something as trivial as having to write a small essay

Do you think the essay itself is really why people are upset, or are you being glib? It's hard to tell.

[ModernMech]

I know that people posting here aren’t upset about the essays, because 99% of them haven’t read a single one. This is not exactly a community of educators, but technology industry insiders. The level of unfounded self-assuredness on display here about what goes on at e.g. a UC Berkeley faculty hiring committee rivals ChatGPT.

Which brings us back to: if no one here has read any of these essays, what‘a with all the angry comments?

[l33t233372]

I understand the essay represents some Very Bad Idea that they disagree with or something along those lines.