proud to have been an academic,
david f,
What would you consider your most valued contribution to this society ? As for me, I helped keep essential community services running & I helped train a number of indigenous who are now doing the work.
Our most infuriating hurdles were educated people showing up for a few hours & of course telling everyone how we did everything wrong & how they could change everything for the better. They never showed us how though !

Indy,

I take "intonation" in your context as being the pitch or accent of a persons voice. Do you speak English with an annoying yarpie accent, I'm sure you do.

an aversion to people of knowledge,
Paul1405,
Only to knowledge of frivolity which is what many in Academia wallow in.
Why do you think Scholars & Professionals call themselves that rather than Academic ?