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> A guy from the Ukraine cannot be a Stanford professor and be close to his parents at the same time. They can, however, use their experience from Stanford, an
by new2628 7y ago
> A guy from the Ukraine cannot be a Stanford professor and be close to his parents at the same time.
They can, however, use their experience from Stanford, and try to improve education in Ukraine, be an independent researcher in Ukraine, try to create a "mini-Stanford" around themselves in Ukraine, etc. An uphill battle for sure, but possibly with more immediate impact.
- choeger 7y agoThat is not the point. This would be like telling people who want better working conditions to found a company and implement them. When our hypothetical professor starts building Stanford in the Ukraine he stops being what he wants to be, a Stanford professor, and becomes something entirely different, a Stanford builder.
- new2628 7y agoSure, I got the point, one cannot do the exact same thing in both places. > This would be like telling people who want better working conditions to found a company and implement them. In some situations that may be a reasonable thing to say, and indeed, many companies are founded that way. But let me back down for a different reason: in the same situation I am not practicing the advice I was giving.