Ew. This brought back so many shuddering memories. I did my time in academia and left because of the nastiness, the egos, the naval-gazing, the self-righeousness, the shaming and dehumanizing of the out-group.
There were a few good people in my graduate education, but these kind souls dissipated entirely by the time I joined the grimy underbelly of the post-doc.
Private industry also has its monsters, but there’s more honesty. Industry at least admits it’s about making money. Academia is every bit as seedy as PI, but deny and pat themselves on their own backs as they congratulate themselves on their virtue of doing science, and contributing, and helping and lots of other bits of bullshit.
Ew. This brought back so many shuddering memories. I did my time in academia and left because of the nastiness, the egos, the naval-gazing, the self-righeousness, the shaming and dehumanizing of the out-group.
There were a few good people in my graduate education, but these kind souls dissipated entirely by the time I joined the grimy underbelly of the post-doc.
Private industry also has its monsters, but there’s more honesty. Industry at least admits it’s about making money. Academia is every bit as seedy as PI, but deny and pat themselves on their own backs as they congratulate themselves on their virtue of doing science, and contributing, and helping and lots of other bits of bullshit.
Brilliant as usual not enough people out there like you speaking the truth