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It’s kind of weird, though, I’d imagine that most of them didn’t get into academia to try to spend their time gaming a system, and they’re giving up quite a lot
by ericd 7y ago
It’s kind of weird, though, I’d imagine that most of them didn’t get into academia to try to spend their time gaming a system, and they’re giving up quite a lot in material terms to be in academia. So why do it? Are they mostly in it for the prestige rather than the ability to actually move the state of the world forward?
- lrem 7y agoIdeals clashing with reality. Some, like yours truly, give up and go to the industry. Some try to make it work, game the system a bit, do some good. Then they get kids, get older, generally run out of energy to do two things in one job. And guess which one can be sacrificed without upending your life.