sidereal@sidereal@kolektiva.social
Academia has consistently been one of the most disappointing parts of American society.
I was raised by academics and always had a lot of respect for them growing up. That lasted until I got to college myself and realized that most professors are major assholes who are more interested in fucking their students + stealing their research than anything else.
Now universities are not just surrendering to the fascist admin, but actually forking over a bunch of cash as well. Totally in-character.
sidereal@sidereal@kolektiva.social
Expectation: Pursuit of knowledge, cultivation & perfection of human beings.
Reality: Workers creepin on students, the admins constantly betraying rather than supporting student activists, no one cares about research except to publish more to make their career look good.
My entire life until I was in college, I figured I would go to grad school and become a professor.
But professors (with a few exceptions) are some of the most disappointing and small minded people I've ever met.