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[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 months ago

Many people I know get into it because of their idealism and desire to change the academic system for the better. They invest into this career, year after year, because it's always one more step until they can finally use their influence to change the system from the inside.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -5 points 5 months ago

So they’ve agreed, as it were, to the politics, the metrics, etc that come with it. Hopefully they can in fact change it, or part of it anyway.

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