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You cannot possibly be suggesting that academia is a path one takes to avoid competition.
by kevinventullo 7y ago
You cannot possibly be suggesting that academia is a path one takes to avoid competition.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoNot OP: Seems a reasonable hypothesis with the proviso of "avoiding commercial competition". Competing academically is different to competing commercially/financially and it seems reasonable that those who've mastered working in academia might struggle to adapt to corporate or other non-academic roles?
- papito 7y agoIf one is already in academia and is fairly successful, why not? I am not saying that's why ALL people stay in academia. Some really love it for what it is, but I have seen it first-hand. One sibling working her ass off to prove that she can be as successful as her parents, under tremendous stress, and the other one never leaving school to not even deal with that.