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Re:The disappearance of the “absent-minded, eccentric profes... by scop on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @11:52AM (#28695382)
Well what I found interesting is that while the phenomenon of increased conformity in upper academia is not new to me (e.g. Eric Weinstein's discussions on the matter), the cultural change surrounding this phenomenon is not something I had yet recognized (i.e. scientists in movies are like lawyers).
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Re:The disappearance of the “absent-minded, eccentric profes... by thelastestate on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @06:06PM (#28700601)
This disturbed me as well. The nuts and neurodivergent (there's a difference!) still exist but maybe it's not a filtering phenomenon but just the author not recognizing code switching?
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