Re:Are PhD Students Irrational?
by alpineidyll3 on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @12:56PM
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So do you think that a 20 year old deterministically absorbs the values of their culture?
Don't be so paternalistic. College students are not children; they are not your students.
The value of a PhD is not high because the life of a PhD is desirable. Academia provides a (flawed) society with a permanence and thoughtfulness that competes with non academic america. Leisure and camaraderie is everywhere. It provides a sense of identity which is hard to find, so supply is high and price is low.
Within the cult there are bad actors who misrepresent their value, and selfishly collect rewards. Nothings perfect.
Re:Are PhD Students Irrational?
by Chinjut on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @07:26PM
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Not just 20 year olds but everyone is affected by, and can't help but absorb a great deal of, the values of their culture. That's what it means to call it their culture.
The value of a PhD is not high because the life of a PhD is desirable. Academia provides a (flawed) society with a permanence and thoughtfulness that competes with non academic america. Leisure and camaraderie is everywhere. It provides a sense of identity which is hard to find, so supply is high and price is low.
Within the cult there are bad actors who misrepresent their value, and selfishly collect rewards. Nothings perfect.