Anon you quoted...you really cherry-picked my post. FWIW –– I am HYS and V5, and my career has been very successful thus far. You do make a whole lot of assumptions for someone who claims to be oh so smart. It makes you look bad when you're wrong.avenuem wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 1:49 amI'll take "right" about being able to hide my dickness in person for 100, nerds.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:28 pmYou know, reactions to your comments in one word are acceptable. Not every comment anyone ever makes has to be this super long-reasoned, eloquent response that meets your standards. This isn't court.
And assuming you're "miles ahead of him"? Both kind of a wild thing to do, given you don't know him/her, and because you were just ridiculing him/her for putting YOU down. Oh, and also wild because anyone who makes assumptions like that is arrogant in the worst way -- unfoundedly arrogant.
You've done well in life up to this point academically and professionally. But at the end of the day, how you treat people and how people remember you is what matters. You think people don't think of you as a dick outside of this forum...you must either be incredibly good at hiding this arrogance, condescension, and crazy need to be right, or you might wsnt to consider that maybe people (especially people who aren't super close to you, like your colleagues, etc.) don't feel about you the way you think they do.
There's a reason I got offers at a T14 and V5, as opposed to getting booted for being a dick, while you and the rest sit here whining. Sorry you aren't as accomplished.
Listen, I wish you the best. I hope you consider why you choose to be a dick to people online. Where is that coming from? And how might it end up spilling over into your real life? Genuine advice – engage in some introspection, and maybe work on being less of a dick everywhere, including behind that prideful keyboard. It will be better for you not only personally/mentally, but for your long-term career in this very people-oriented field.