Yup. Dr Pluckrose is nicer than 99.9% of humanity. (Pls, never change.)
Well, I had applied to a PhD in medieval manuscripts so probably not....
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Ahhh. Could a change of subject be possible?
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Maybe! If I could show I know my stuff. But what do I do? Gender studies? Political science? In popular form?
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Hmm. I dunno. I've always avoided those subjects (not my thing). Did mine in Eng Lit, tho bias was v historical.
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Mine Eng Lit too tho focus on religious writing & very historical.
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Back when I was an academic I was what wd now be called 'woke'. Taught feminist writing & representations of homosexuality. Also, dinosaurs
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roamed the earth. My syllabi wd prob be considered reactionary now.
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I think you shd do the PhD if (1) you can & want 2 convert it into a bk afterwards (I did; it's satisfying) & (2) fancy an academic job.
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