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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yup. Revisions knocked me down Several pegs... all the way from "I think I'm competent" to "how did I even get accepted into the program if this is what they think of my work?"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A reviewer once remarked that I'm not worthy of being in my field of study. I'm so much happier since I left academy behind. I obviously love science, but fuck the current culture and people that enable and encourage such behaviour.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Goddamn... yeah, my PhD program was fucking toxic, but if nothing else, it was a learning experience. Doubly so when my advisor gave me the bad news that I failed the third prelim, and wouldn't be continuing on. I was so relieved... it kind of hit me right then.