interesting! one of my favourite things about academia was the freedom to discuss ideas without it turning personal instantly
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most spaces outside academia I feel unable to discuss serious ideas at all
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It's certainly a spectrum, but it seems similar inside academia. Younger academics have fewer ideas of their "own", less to "lose" — as you
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move in more advanced circles you realise there's senior people very protective of "their" ideas.
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I don't want to move in more advanced circles.
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But ultimately your peers will become, along with you, naturally more senior, if you remain in academia.
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Replying to @o_guest @blahah404
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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Replying to @WesthuizenSarah @blahah404
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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Replying to @o_guest @blahah404
Not what I what i meant, talking in normative terms. Also, not an acad emic. Just work in higher education.
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Ah, I see. Sorry!
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Replying to @o_guest @WesthuizenSarah
*looks up normative for the 50th time*
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