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> Academic politics is something else. There is a famous formulation of this known as Sayre's law[1], which is often stated via the quote "In any dispute the i
by seanhunter 3y ago
> Academic politics is something else.
There is a famous formulation of this known as Sayre's law[1], which is often stated via the quote "In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake. That is why academic politics are so bitter," which wikipedia attributes to Charles Philip Issawi.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayre's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayre's_law
- kranke155 3y agoI’m advertising, where I work, it’s 100% this
- act_of_dog 3y agoLink didn't work because of the apostrophe. Here's a fixed link https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayre%27s_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayre%27s_law
- xxs 3y agoposting a mobile link? the original one is fine too, aside using 1-based indexing
- leemailll 3y agoThat's a wonderful sum up. The pettiness often drive you insane, when you read the comments from reviewer 2