since when is "please call me X" forcing anyone?
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Replying to @richarddmorey @doctorwhy
I've heard in the US things are a lot more formal. I'm Olivia to my students.
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Replying to @o_guest @doctorwhy
In the US I never called any professor by anything other than a first name
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but I believe everyone has an ironclad right to be called what they like
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truly? Equally ironclad for *grad students*, post docs, and profs asking to be called "doctor"?
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Replying to @artificialsoph @richarddmorey and
this isn't simply about getting to chose what one is called. It's very clearly hierarchical.
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yes, academia is very hierarchical. If just curious about a subject, PhD probably isn't best option
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Replying to @doctorwhy @richarddmorey
why did this turn into dissuading somebody from doing a PhD?
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I'm actually genuinely shocked at that.
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Replying to @o_guest @richarddmorey
there are many great reasons to dissuade people from doing PhDs... lack of jobs being the main one
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