To the extent that there is elitism going on here, it’s in that your discussions so often revolve around who makes it to the very top of the field, rather than who makes up the field as a whole. Academia has a distorted (relative to outside academia) view of the value of publication and reputation. For the rest of us, success comes from being merely competent and playing well with others.
To the extent that there is elitism going on here, it’s in that your discussions so often revolve around who makes it to the very top of the field, rather than who makes up the field as a whole. Academia has a distorted (relative to outside academia) view of the value of publication and reputation. For the rest of us, success comes from being merely competent and playing well with others.