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Let's think about the life path of academia: K-12, Post Secondary, Teaching... Maybe a vacation or two in there... They've never truly existed outside the sc
by DropInIn 3y ago
Let's think about the life path of academia:
K-12, Post Secondary, Teaching...
Maybe a vacation or two in there...
They've never truly existed outside the school system, and in many ways never grew out of it. In many ways, academics stay kids thier entire lives.
When you look at school children's behavio and the politics of high school, it all makes sense that academia is highly "political" in the most childish manner.
- hotpotamus 3y agoIs the life path of a developer (particularly one interested in working for one of the large, monopolist tech firms) really so different? Isn't "staff" engineer a common goal? As I say, my experience has been that hard skills matter quite little beyond a certain point and political/soft skills take over, and it's as true of private industry as anywhere else.
- DropInIn 3y agoWorking _outside_ of the educational systems vs _Never_Leaving_ the educational system? Yea... that's apples and oranges in many respects.