Comments for Argumentum ad Ignoratum http://pseudosanity.com Life (or lack thereof) of a graduate student Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Comment on Opportunity Cost by deeply frustated MA student http://pseudosanity.com/2008/09/03/opportunity-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-7722 deeply frustated MA student Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:15:43 +0000 http://pseudosanity.com/?p=427#comment-7722 I'm posting to an old post, but This is exactly my conundrum. I think I'd enjoy teaching and researching. the problem is I can't resolve myself to another 4-8 years of minimal earnings after i finish my MA. I want to own a house and have kids etc. Did I mention I didn't go straight to grad school? I also want to fucking go to fucking bed before fucking one fucking am after having spent 8-15 hours doing work with minimal procrastination FOR POVERTY PAY. It is utterly infuriating. So far as I can gather today's undergrads are taught by people who were either so wealthy that they had no concern over money, so stunted they were afraid of the "real world" or so cloistered they don't realize that they hold their precious tenure position out of luck, considering that one tenured position opens up for what, every three to eight adjunct jobs? Insane. I can't justify abusing myself that long anymore. I'd rather live an intellectually unfulfilled life with middle-class wages than an intellectually challenging one that demands I accept substandard pay and 65-hour workweeks for some weird-ass Dead Poet's Society version of reality. I’m posting to an old post, but

This is exactly my conundrum. I think I’d enjoy teaching and researching. the problem is I can’t resolve myself to another 4-8 years of minimal earnings after i finish my MA. I want to own a house and have kids etc. Did I mention I didn’t go straight to grad school? I also want to fucking go to fucking bed before fucking one fucking am after having spent 8-15 hours doing work with minimal procrastination FOR POVERTY PAY. It is utterly infuriating. So far as I can gather today’s undergrads are taught by people who were either so wealthy that they had no concern over money, so stunted they were afraid of the “real world” or so cloistered they don’t realize that they hold their precious tenure position out of luck, considering that one tenured position opens up for what, every three to eight adjunct jobs? Insane. I can’t justify abusing myself that long anymore. I’d rather live an intellectually unfulfilled life with middle-class wages than an intellectually challenging one that demands I accept substandard pay and 65-hour workweeks for some weird-ass Dead Poet’s Society version of reality.

]]> Comment on General Exam is Done by rented life http://pseudosanity.com/2010/04/19/general-exam-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-6913 rented life Sat, 29 May 2010 00:05:10 +0000 http://pseudosanity.com/2010/04/19/general-exam-is-done/#comment-6913 So I randomly went to my old site today and found your comment. Here's the new address: http://myalternativeroute.blogspot.com/ Yippie on the graduating business!!! So I randomly went to my old site today and found your comment. Here’s the new address: http://myalternativeroute.blogspot.com/
Yippie on the graduating business!!!

]]> Comment on Urge… by pseudosanity http://pseudosanity.com/2009/02/02/urge/comment-page-1/#comment-5317 pseudosanity Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:10:48 +0000 http://pseudosanity.com/?p=429#comment-5317 In my case the proposal is 90% complete version of the dissertation. This is my 8th year in grad school, so I have nearly all the results that I need to graduate. Technically, I should have had my general exam and proposal taken care of in the 2nd or 3rd year. In my case the proposal is 90% complete version of the dissertation. This is my 8th year in grad school, so I have nearly all the results that I need to graduate. Technically, I should have had my general exam and proposal taken care of in the 2nd or 3rd year.

]]> Comment on Urge… by Breena http://pseudosanity.com/2009/02/02/urge/comment-page-1/#comment-5310 Breena Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:36:20 +0000 http://pseudosanity.com/?p=429#comment-5310 So wait, are you work on your dissertation proposal or your dissertation or both? I don't like feeling like I'm in the midst of my dissertation when I don't have a finished proposal. So wait, are you work on your dissertation proposal or your dissertation or both? I don’t like feeling like I’m in the midst of my dissertation when I don’t have a finished proposal.

]]> Comment on Opportunity Cost by Breena Ronan http://pseudosanity.com/2008/09/03/opportunity-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-1515 Breena Ronan Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:05:26 +0000 http://pseudosanity.com/?p=427#comment-1515 No question about it, a PhD makes little sense if you can get a professional job without it. The finances make little sense. No question about it, a PhD makes little sense if you can get a professional job without it. The finances make little sense.

]]> Comment on Done with work for the day. Go… by pseudosanity http://pseudosanity.com/2008/05/30/done-with-work-for-the-day-go/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 pseudosanity Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:34:10 +0000 http://pseudosanity.com/2008/05/30/done-with-work-for-the-day-go/#comment-1418 Thanks for bringing this up. All the complication was due to the OpenID plugin. I have dissable it and hopefully that should make it simpler. Thanks for bringing this up. All the complication was due to the OpenID plugin. I have dissable it and hopefully that should make it simpler.

]]> Comment on Done with work for the day. Go… by rented life http://pseudosanity.com/2008/05/30/done-with-work-for-the-day-go/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 rented life Sat, 31 May 2008 18:42:22 +0000 http://pseudosanity.com/2008/05/30/done-with-work-for-the-day-go/#comment-1416 yeah I didn't enter a website. When I entered the website the first time I had to sign in to google and then it asked if I wanted you to know I have that site (you already do!) and THEN it sent me to a wordpress login page. I have a wordpress login, but it's for work so I just didn't get all that. yeah I didn’t enter a website. When I entered the website the first time I had to sign in to google and then it asked if I wanted you to know I have that site (you already do!) and THEN it sent me to a wordpress login page. I have a wordpress login, but it’s for work so I just didn’t get all that.

]]> Comment on Done with work for the day. Go… by pseudosanity http://pseudosanity.com/2008/05/30/done-with-work-for-the-day-go/comment-page-1/#comment-1415 pseudosanity Sat, 31 May 2008 02:26:00 +0000 http://pseudosanity.com/2008/05/30/done-with-work-for-the-day-go/#comment-1415 Ouch. I am not sure why it didn't work. There have been some issues with OpenID plugin, and am wondering if it was the reason. Is there anything else that you did differently this time? Ouch. I am not sure why it didn’t work. There have been some issues with OpenID plugin, and am wondering if it was the reason. Is there anything else that you did differently this time?

]]> Comment on Done with work for the day. Go… by rented life http://pseudosanity.com/2008/05/30/done-with-work-for-the-day-go/comment-page-1/#comment-1413 rented life Sat, 31 May 2008 00:40:30 +0000 http://pseudosanity.com/2008/05/30/done-with-work-for-the-day-go/#comment-1413 i left a comment elsewhere but I don't think it worked?? i left a comment elsewhere but I don’t think it worked??

]]> Comment on On the fence by Katie http://pseudosanity.com/2008/05/05/on-the-fence/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Katie Mon, 05 May 2008 22:27:37 +0000 http://pseudosanity.com/?p=395#comment-1382 I tend to write whatever I need to get out of my head and probably step too far over the privacy line. A break can be good if that feels right to you - or you could continue to post when the urge hits. Blogging shouldn't be stressful. :) I do hope you're doing well. I tend to write whatever I need to get out of my head and probably step too far over the privacy line. A break can be good if that feels right to you – or you could continue to post when the urge hits. Blogging shouldn’t be stressful. :) I do hope you’re doing well.

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