• rufus
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    2 years ago

    Hmm. You kinda get the crown handed to you for doing it. But I get what you’re saying.

    • T. Hex@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 years ago

      Isn’t a tenured position the real crown in academia? I feel like successfully defending your dissertation is more like becoming a little prince or something.

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        2 years ago

        Fair enough. Yes, I’d say this is the whole picture.