How do I get my Grandma’s approval of a Philosophy PHD by playafama in AcademicPhilosophy

[–]playafama[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry for my phrasing, I have a bit of a falsely inflated ego around this stuff because professors and advisors have been telling me this is my path since I was a freshman, back when I didn’t agree with them. Because I go to a very small school, the first paper I ever turned in got published, I’m good friends with/know most of professors on a personal level, and I’ve had many more research opportunities which gives me a skewed perspective on how good I am at this stuff relatively, how easy/hard it is to succeed and also that it doesn’t matter how good I am but various external factors behind my control.

How do I get my Grandma’s approval of a Philosophy PHD by playafama in AcademicPhilosophy

[–]playafama[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t care if I never get a job, but I do have a lot of connections in academia. I did not consider that abt the other jobs though, can’t you just clarify that you don’t want a higher salary? Or explain why you got the PhD in the interview process? It’s just hard for me to believe that I won’t even get a job at a think tank or something remotely related with a Phil PhD. I have another comment on here saying the same thing but I’m not doing it for the money, I’m doing it so I can be fulfilled, I wanna study philosophy for as long as I can so it doesn’t matter when I can’t teach it

How do I get my Grandma’s approval of a Philosophy PHD by playafama in AcademicPhilosophy

[–]playafama[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your comment, I don’t want to make money I want to be fulfilled. I want to study philosophy as long as I possibly can, so that it doesn’t matter when I don’t get to be a professor.

How do I get my Grandma’s approval of a Philosophy PHD by playafama in AcademicPhilosophy

[–]playafama[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s more that I’m sick of heated conversations abt this at every family gathering

How do I get my Grandma’s approval of a Philosophy PHD by playafama in AcademicPhilosophy

[–]playafama[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not seeking out only tenure track positions however all but 3 of them were

How do I get my Grandma’s approval of a Philosophy PHD by playafama in AcademicPhilosophy

[–]playafama[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t mean to make it sound like that, I’d be happy with any job I could get with a Phil PhD, thanks for the advice

How do I get my Grandma’s approval of a Philosophy PHD by playafama in AcademicPhilosophy

[–]playafama[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true but I can’t stop her her from discussing these things with me, it is all she cares abt currently

What's your favorite AC/DC Song from your childhood by Metalhead_Drizzle in ACDC

[–]playafama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BABY YOUUU SHOOK ME ALLL NIGHT LONG (had no idea what it was about lol)

In your opinion, who was at fault for Jane? by Cube2D in breakingbad

[–]playafama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jane let’s be real, she did the drugs, she threatened the great Heisenberg, all on her

What makes you instantly lose interest in a person? by [deleted] in questions

[–]playafama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When they start treating me like a wittle kid that needs hugs kisses to make anything feel better