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Re: What's the draw of academia?
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get paid to scope your next meat....interesting.luthersloan wrote:Seriously, it is about all the one L tail.FUBAR wrote:It's all about the chicks man.
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TITCR.Grizz wrote:You get to write intellectually masturbatory articles and get paid.
That is the reason why I'm getting out of humanities academia. Seminar classes are just big circle jerks. I don't want a career built on stroking the professor's (ego), paying the dues, and then getting mine stroked upon making tenure.
That said, I am open to working in legal academia. Aren't there some paths to take where you're not just writing masturbatory bullshit, but actually publishing stuff that has direct implications for real life?
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I mean, every once in a blue moon an article actually has an impact. For example, Lynn LoPucki's book on public choice in bankruptcy venue selection is one of the main drivers behind the bankruptcy venue reform movement (which may or may not be a good idea and probably will never happen). Obviously, folks like Sunstein wrote themselves into relevance. But those folks are certainly not the norm.Byzantine wrote:TITCR.Grizz wrote:You get to write intellectually masturbatory articles and get paid.
That is the reason why I'm getting out of humanities academia. Seminar classes are just big circle jerks. I don't want a career built on stroking the professor's (ego), paying the dues, and then getting mine stroked upon making tenure.
That said, I am open to working in legal academia. Aren't there some paths to take where you're not just writing masturbatory bullshit, but actually publishing stuff that has direct implications for real life?
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ToTransferorNot: So how do you feel about academia, and more specifically legal academic literature? I can't quite figure out your feelings towards it...
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Re: What's the draw of academia?
Yes, there is. Some professors write on relevant topics such as national security, environmental regulation, and criminal/evidentiary stuff.Byzantine wrote:TITCR.Grizz wrote:You get to write intellectually masturbatory articles and get paid.
That is the reason why I'm getting out of humanities academia. Seminar classes are just big circle jerks. I don't want a career built on stroking the professor's (ego), paying the dues, and then getting mine stroked upon making tenure.
That said, I am open to working in legal academia. Aren't there some paths to take where you're not just writing masturbatory bullshit, but actually publishing stuff that has direct implications for real life?
Some write on complete bullshit that nobody cares about, but c'est la vie. If you wanted to be an academic in a field where you're not writing about bullshit, and you have the grades/credentials to make it into the academy, you can do so.
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Re: What's the draw of academia?
Confucius says: Do a job you love, and never work a day in your life.
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180 tyftac3pO4 wrote:the real question is, how would you sleep at night.
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This is one of the more ridiculous posts I have seen.Grizz wrote:You get to write intellectually masturbatory articles and get paid.
Nonetheless, LMAO
BTW Love the Grizz Pic!