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Yes Except for the @ss-kissing, the unnaturally inflexible academic environment, the pressure for publishing, etc Then academia becomes hell
by raverbashing 2y ago
Yes
Except for the @ss-kissing, the unnaturally inflexible academic environment, the pressure for publishing, etc
Then academia becomes hell
- p1esk 2y agoWhat you described is similar to a typical work environment you should be ready for, unless you were born rich.
- raverbashing 2y agoI've been to both (funny you assume otherwise), it's not even a question. The worse jobs are usually worse than the average academic environments but the averages are far apart
- p1esk 2y agoIn a typical phd program you have a lot more freedom (as long as you publish), a lot more flexibility than in a typical 9-5 job, and a lot less politics on average. Pressure is about the same.
- raverbashing 2y agoAnd a risible salary And the possibility of doing a post-doc somewhere else for another dogsht salary (maybe complementing it with some teaching), then to maybe be able to continue in academia. just go around YT and see the average opinion on a PhD and postdocs. Or google PhD and "mental health issues".
- p1esk 2y agoNot sure who are you arguing with. I compared learning on your own with learning in grad school. To prepare for real world jobs. Grad school is better imo.
- friend_and_foe 2y agoThis sounds like justification for a culture of hazing.
- squircle 2y agoWell, then it's time to reinvent academic publishing. (Personally, I've found off-the-cuff personal blogs can be far more insightful than oh so many stuffy academic articles I've read. If there's one thing about programming culture I've gleaned: those of us who connect the rubber to the road actually know something about knowledge-production.) P.s. I think you can say "ass" on the internet. Hell, in 2024, you can practically kiss ass on the internet.