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Or as my undergraduate advisor joked: the reason academics fight so much is that they have so little to fight about.

• Rerarom 6y ago
  No, they don't! They fight for something which everybody wants and few can attain: a secure and prestigious job with little responsibility.
  • catalogia 6y ago
    Do they stop fighting after getting tenure? I'm far from an expert in the matter, but that doesn't really fit my experience.
    • Rerarom 6y ago
      They don't stop because they are so used to fighting that they forget what they were fighting for.
  • cambalache 6y ago
    If you think this is the only reason academics feud about, reality will set you straight.
    • Rerarom 6y ago
      It's not, but it's enough to counter the point that they fight about nothing.