Daniel Lemire on how the current system of producing PhDs is backward and unsustainable. As he says,
“…[T]his system works like a charm as long as universities are expanding. But what happens when they hit the brakes? You guessed it – a PhD glut.”
During my year in PhD land I was always astonished by stories of the medieval personnel management practices and politics, and the infantilization of the PhD holder: stand before us every few years to justify your existence and why we should let you stay in the club.
A few personalities are well-adapted to the system and succeed in staying themselves while climbing their ambition’s ladder. But too few.
