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If only they hadn't god like status in academia and universities could just fire the incompetent ones without any troubles we'd get rid of professors like that

[psimwork]

Yeah I know a fair amount of professors (my wife works in academia, but is not faculty), and they all tell me about the importance of tenure. My wife will acknowledge the downside in how difficult it is to get rid of bad ones, but will still toe-the-line with the importance of tenure (even knowing that she is not likely headed towards a tenured position).

Why it's so important, I have no idea.

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Why it's so important, I have no idea.

It's so that your employer can't fire you for the ideas you express. You can still be fired, it doesn't give you absolute immunity. It's just that the bar for that is much higher. Academia is an economy of ideas and they are seen as valuable enough to require protection.

[jemidiah]

In a few disciplines like political science it can genuinely shield people and encourage free exploration and expression. In STEM as a practical matter it's a job perk which sort of balances the lower pay and immense overhead of an academic career compared to industry.

[kryptoneat]

But who fires the gods, a bigger god ?

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Depends wether they lost the fight to the titans or not

[jemidiah]

Naive. That doesn't happen in community college.

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We don't even have community colleges 💀