Yeah but those students aren’t putting in those extra hours because it’s “fun”, right? They’re doing it because the culture intrinsically rewards if not require

Yeah but those students aren’t putting in those extra hours because it’s “fun”, right? They’re doing it because the culture intrinsically rewards if not requires that sort of overwork. It sounds to me like that professor is treating the symptom (students want to overwork themselves) but the cause (toxic culture) still needs to be addressed.