Yeah, this is why I started this thread. I think a certain type of people would rather unfollow me than discuss.
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That i do realize, but i don't want to view myself as "advanced", because that strengthens ideas of isolated ivory towers and elitism.
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TBH, I don't know about philosophy, but it's a myth in psychology. I'm not in a ivory tower because I'm paid 3 times more than a phd student
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I'm not in an ivory tower because I have slightly more job security than other postdocs. There are untouchables, but certainly not me.
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Untouchables to mean people impervious to calls for them to fuck off, not like the caste.
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I think use of ivory tower is one of those anti expert slogans that's 90% untrue.
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Most academics I interact with apply their work outside academia as much as they can.
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This might be a valid criticism for philosophy though!
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