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> a doctorate at Stanford and then become a professor at Cornell As an aside, academia is no meritocracy. A lot of what's required to get posts at schools like
by throwaway729 10y ago
> a doctorate at Stanford and then become a professor at Cornell
As an aside, academia is no meritocracy. A lot of what's required to get posts at schools like these amounts to self-promotion and luck (graduating in the right year & from the right lab).
Of course hard work and technical competence is also required, so your point stands.
- tyingq 10y agoYeah...wasn't saying that path implies genius. It should, though, denote the ability to do basic math, or the common sense to have someone proofread your papers. This is just so odd to me, has me wondering if he's trolling.