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[–] Twelve20two 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And all those reasons are why I don't want to go into academia. It really feels like a the competition/politics/pissing contest of who you know is more valued than people coming together to push the boundaries of what we know and how we understand things. What are the upsides?

[–] ComradeWeebelo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Besides myself, I have two other friends that also stopped at a Masters or dropped down to a Masters for similar reasons.

[–] Twelve20two 1 points 1 year ago

I'll try to keep it in mind that masters is more than enough (if I ever want to go back in the first place)