"I'm someone who finished a PhD" doesn't help your claims.
But I digress. The real question is, why do personal opinions like "xxx is superficial" needs to be defendable? Is academia somehow a "protected class" of individuals where we need to keep our opinions to ourselves unless we have hard evidence?
Or is this a standard you hold against other PhDs? Because the OP stated they quit, so it doesn't really apply.
I can totally empathize with the GP's claim that 'Your definition of "unprofessional" is just "this makes us look bad"'. You might not be in academia per se, but it seems to me like you picked up that mode of thinking nonetheless.
And no, I didn't keep my opinions to myself despite I have no proof whatsoever. Sue me for unprofessionalism please.
Re:I'm quitting my PhD
by SantalBlush on Monday May 23, 2022 @12:37PM
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The HN crowd generally hates academia with a passion and will welcome any criticism of it, regardless of how vague it is.
Re:I'm quitting my PhD
by buitreVirtual on Monday May 23, 2022 @01:36PM
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The HN crowd hates bullshit, which is different.
Re:I'm quitting my PhD
by SantalBlush on Monday May 23, 2022 @02:52PM
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Well yeah, everyone thinks they hate bullshit. That doesn't mean they're good at identifying it.
Completely agree.
> The amount of bullshit being produced and regurgitated in academia needs to be called out. Your definition of "unprofessional" is just "this makes us look bad"
No, it isn't. First off, I'm not in the academia. I'm not part of the "us". It doesn't affect me if person A is attacking people B. For me I don't care at all. Also, I specifically said that the problem wasn't criticism. The problem is criticism so vague it's impossible to defend, because there's nothing to address. Person A says that person B is superficial. Person B responds "no I'm not". Very substantive!