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ogvp6420oipy | Do You think most of the research doesn’t have and won’t have a real world application? I am working on drug discovery field and most of the research drug screening etc. doesn’t have any continuation. After the paper gets published, people doesn’t care about the found compound. | [
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"content": "If science has you discouraged, you can always come join us in the humanities, where our research will determine the exact phrasing some poet ten people have ever heard of wrote in a letter to their fiance in 1847. Knowledge for knowledge's sake is pretty cool, actually.",
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"content": "Figuring out what doesn't work is part of figuring out what does. Successful innovation on a society level is a product of a healthy scientific research ecosystem, not specific successful research projects.",
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ogvp64c8toez | Do You think most of the research doesn’t have and won’t have a real world application? I am working on drug discovery field and most of the research drug screening etc. doesn’t have any continuation. After the paper gets published, people doesn’t care about the found compound. | [
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"content": "Do You think most of the research doesn’t have and won’t have a real world application? I am working on drug discovery field and most of the research drug screening etc. doesn’t have any continuation. After the paper gets published, people doesn’t care about the found compound.",
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"content": "Academics who live on basic research grants will fight you to dispute this but most research isn't useful and likely never will be. They commonly try to spin their work as \"in the future this will be fantastic\" but the reality is that most of it disappears into the annals of research journal articles to never be seen again. I'm not saying that basic research is worthless, as sometimes it results in real impact, but really the value of the academic research is to train people in how to be good scientists and manage research projects. I wish everyone could learn how to be seriously high quality scientists.",
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"content": "*Laughs/sobs in aspiring Humanities scholar*",
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ogvp64vnjtgf | Do You think most of the research doesn’t have and won’t have a real world application? I am working on drug discovery field and most of the research drug screening etc. doesn’t have any continuation. After the paper gets published, people doesn’t care about the found compound. | [
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"content": "Academics who live on basic research grants will fight you to dispute this but most research isn't useful and likely never will be. They commonly try to spin their work as \"in the future this will be fantastic\" but the reality is that most of it disappears into the annals of research journal articles to never be seen again. I'm not saying that basic research is worthless, as sometimes it results in real impact, but really the value of the academic research is to train people in how to be good scientists and manage research projects. I wish everyone could learn how to be seriously high quality scientists.",
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"content": "Lmfao, I do research in dental development. I love it, but every time someone asks how it relates to my clinical work I'm like \"ummmmmmmm\"",
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ogvp643tvngb | Do You think most of the research doesn’t have and won’t have a real world application? I am working on drug discovery field and most of the research drug screening etc. doesn’t have any continuation. After the paper gets published, people doesn’t care about the found compound. | [
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"content": "Academics who live on basic research grants will fight you to dispute this but most research isn't useful and likely never will be. They commonly try to spin their work as \"in the future this will be fantastic\" but the reality is that most of it disappears into the annals of research journal articles to never be seen again. I'm not saying that basic research is worthless, as sometimes it results in real impact, but really the value of the academic research is to train people in how to be good scientists and manage research projects. I wish everyone could learn how to be seriously high quality scientists.",
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nr7t5yi77jhz | Positives and benefits of a life in academia? TLDR: Please tell a young aspiring academic about the positives of academia Being a young researcher, about to do a PhD in biology, I thought I’d join this subreddit to get tips about and how to navigate a life in academia. Not going through the posts might have been a mistake however, because most of the content that reaches my feed from here is about how awful academia can be/ when to quit/ how to quit. I’m a bit jarred by all this and was wondering if the people on this subreddit who love and enjoy their lives in academia could write a few words. To those who are struggling, I hope you find a career of your choice very soon ❤️ | [
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"content": "There are tons of positives. I have loads of flexibility in terms of my schedule and what I work on, I can change projects by writing new grants. I'm not limited by directing my work towards a commercial product. I love my work, my research and my colleagues. The challenges are always the leadership (inept at best, corrupt at worst PIs with zero project management experience) and the politics that inevitably come from overworked managers with no training on how to be one.",
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"content": "I wouldn't say love but I'm definitely happy with my life in academia at the moment. There are plenty of fun challenges like coming up with creative ways to explore your data. There's literally always more to learn that applies to your work in interesting ways. It is a very conducive environment for personal growth, you'll probably at least have to come to terms with feeling stupid and ignorant in academia and channeling that into learning rather than shame and resentment. You can't know everything and that will keep being true for you forever. Sometimes you're literally one of the first few people to know something new. And you probably won't notice it for days or weeks after the initial \"that's weird, what does that mean?\"",
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nr7t5yflj5wr | Positives and benefits of a life in academia? TLDR: Please tell a young aspiring academic about the positives of academia Being a young researcher, about to do a PhD in biology, I thought I’d join this subreddit to get tips about and how to navigate a life in academia. Not going through the posts might have been a mistake however, because most of the content that reaches my feed from here is about how awful academia can be/ when to quit/ how to quit. I’m a bit jarred by all this and was wondering if the people on this subreddit who love and enjoy their lives in academia could write a few words. To those who are struggling, I hope you find a career of your choice very soon ❤️ | [
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"content": "There are tons of positives. I have loads of flexibility in terms of my schedule and what I work on, I can change projects by writing new grants. I'm not limited by directing my work towards a commercial product. I love my work, my research and my colleagues. The challenges are always the leadership (inept at best, corrupt at worst PIs with zero project management experience) and the politics that inevitably come from overworked managers with no training on how to be one.",
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"content": "I would also love to hear some insights. I am starting my PhD in two weeks and it seems like a lot of the content here and in r/PhD are about why people want to quit.",
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"content": "I wouldn't say love but I'm definitely happy with my life in academia at the moment. There are plenty of fun challenges like coming up with creative ways to explore your data. There's literally always more to learn that applies to your work in interesting ways. It is a very conducive environment for personal growth, you'll probably at least have to come to terms with feeling stupid and ignorant in academia and channeling that into learning rather than shame and resentment. You can't know everything and that will keep being true for you forever. Sometimes you're literally one of the first few people to know something new. And you probably won't notice it for days or weeks after the initial \"that's weird, what does that mean?\"",
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nr7t5ydwu12f | Positives and benefits of a life in academia? TLDR: Please tell a young aspiring academic about the positives of academia Being a young researcher, about to do a PhD in biology, I thought I’d join this subreddit to get tips about and how to navigate a life in academia. Not going through the posts might have been a mistake however, because most of the content that reaches my feed from here is about how awful academia can be/ when to quit/ how to quit. I’m a bit jarred by all this and was wondering if the people on this subreddit who love and enjoy their lives in academia could write a few words. To those who are struggling, I hope you find a career of your choice very soon ❤️ | [
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"content": "I’d say this sub is heavily R1 biased, so I’ll comment about SLAC/PUI. I don’t have the stress of applying for huge grants. I have a small start up (tiny to most) that lets me spend money ensuring my undergrads do their projects for me. If I want grants? Sure, I can apply. But my success is not directly tied to others’ successes - the one fear I had throughout my grad career - not being able to support other PhDs. Teaching is a blast. Kids are dumb as rocks, and they’ll complain about a lot, but they’re also adults and for the most part are reasonable. Plus, I’ve found that the ones who are good are the ones who approach you, leading to quick self selection, where I have five brilliant students working with me on stuff. Are they slower than I’d be on my own? Fuck yes. I can run a study in a week, takes them all semester. But, my job isn’t dependent on me publishing - it will be determined how well these five motivated students do. This summer, I’m writing a (wide range given) 24,000-52,000 word (about 100 pages) brief book. To just sit and write all day - the scary part is thinking of the profs who push out 300 page books a year (my advisor). I don’t have that big of an ego. But still, to write all day has been immensely pleasurable. My research continues slowly, and I keep so many different projects in the air at one time that I can task switch out if I’m bored. I answer to mostly me. I did a non ac post doc, and having a true boss was unideal. My work was great; but I didn’t like having someone checking on me on how it was going, or getting approval. I have an amazing and supportive spouse who is changing her career based on our move. The pandemic changed the change plans, but also bought her a year of work-from-home life that made her realize she wanted a career change. She also has equal power to pull the plug at any moment, which helps keep me motivated in my own research, since I’m not focused on my tenure packet (They’ve told us if we want it we’ll get it and research doesn’t matter) but for the job market, which is both insane but gives me something to fight for. Basically, I pursue projects I like, with smart students and students who want a chance, with no true worries on grants, and have a spouse who is my rock.",
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"content": "I’d say this sub is heavily R1 biased, so I’ll comment about SLAC/PUI. I don’t have the stress of applying for huge grants. I have a small start up (tiny to most) that lets me spend money ensuring my undergrads do their projects for me. If I want grants? Sure, I can apply. But my success is not directly tied to others’ successes - the one fear I had throughout my grad career - not being able to support other PhDs. Teaching is a blast. Kids are dumb as rocks, and they’ll complain about a lot, but they’re also adults and for the most part are reasonable. Plus, I’ve found that the ones who are good are the ones who approach you, leading to quick self selection, where I have five brilliant students working with me on stuff. Are they slower than I’d be on my own? Fuck yes. I can run a study in a week, takes them all semester. But, my job isn’t dependent on me publishing - it will be determined how well these five motivated students do. This summer, I’m writing a (wide range given) 24,000-52,000 word (about 100 pages) brief book. To just sit and write all day - the scary part is thinking of the profs who push out 300 page books a year (my advisor). I don’t have that big of an ego. But still, to write all day has been immensely pleasurable. My research continues slowly, and I keep so many different projects in the air at one time that I can task switch out if I’m bored. I answer to mostly me. I did a non ac post doc, and having a true boss was unideal. My work was great; but I didn’t like having someone checking on me on how it was going, or getting approval. I have an amazing and supportive spouse who is changing her career based on our move. The pandemic changed the change plans, but also bought her a year of work-from-home life that made her realize she wanted a career change. She also has equal power to pull the plug at any moment, which helps keep me motivated in my own research, since I’m not focused on my tenure packet (They’ve told us if we want it we’ll get it and research doesn’t matter) but for the job market, which is both insane but gives me something to fight for. Basically, I pursue projects I like, with smart students and students who want a chance, with no true worries on grants, and have a spouse who is my rock.",
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"content": "This is also a bit of an amplification bias. You don't vent when your work has you completely absorbed, you do that when things aren't working fine. Academia is a cutthroat environment in many cases. Insecure funding, long hours, stress (a very high amount of academics have experienced depression at least once in their career)... BUT!!! These are things we complain about. I can go on rants for days, as everyone else around here. Administrative staff take the biggest chunk of complaints usually, you'll sure find that out. The other side of the coin is ABSOLUTE FREEDOM. There are some obligations and stressful periods, but you can steer your research wherever you want. I am a data nerd (originally a plant ecologist), and I get to play with things I find interesting. It still requires getting money from grants and other sources, but if I have a good hypothesis, I will probably find money to go for it. Also, I can decide to skip work one day because weather is good (or my dog is sick, which has happened often) and just make it up any other moment. Not worrying about a fixed schedule is a blessing in itself. Also, if you have an engaged group, all the interesting discussions you can have about everything and anything!",
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"content": "Positives - Lots of very smart people around you - Work can be very interesting and feel less like a job - A lot of freedom and independence - Colleges are good employers with good benefits good hr usually - Often very international, conferences and collaborations, can be a good opportunity to travel - Grants you easy visas for most countries if you wish to see the world Negatives - Publish or perish, low job security - Lack of structure, deadlines etc can often make projects feel tedious and never ending - A lot of responsibility on you, you need to want it to make it - Structural issues with publishing system, lots of nepotism and favours going on - Salaries are abysmal for what’s asked of you - You will encounter a fair few people who “cruise” through the system and aren’t very engaging - Proliferation of phds and professorships means the top rank jobs are very competitive but much less meaningful and rewarding than they once were (lol tenure) - Because of the freedom and independence it can also be quite a lonely career path",
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"content": "I love so many things about working in academia! I love that in my area there is no such thing as competition but rather a collective effort towards closing research gaps. I love the flexibility and being able to be creative and coming up with new ideas. Also, I love how academia has such high ethical and moral standards and that we as researchers can trust each other to act according to good scientific practice. And finally, I love the hands-on stuff like scientific writing and statistical analyses. Sure, I do agree that there are several awful parts of academia, but none of it can take away the fact that working in academia is my happy place :)",
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"content": "Positives - Lots of very smart people around you - Work can be very interesting and feel less like a job - A lot of freedom and independence - Colleges are good employers with good benefits good hr usually - Often very international, conferences and collaborations, can be a good opportunity to travel - Grants you easy visas for most countries if you wish to see the world Negatives - Publish or perish, low job security - Lack of structure, deadlines etc can often make projects feel tedious and never ending - A lot of responsibility on you, you need to want it to make it - Structural issues with publishing system, lots of nepotism and favours going on - Salaries are abysmal for what’s asked of you - You will encounter a fair few people who “cruise” through the system and aren’t very engaging - Proliferation of phds and professorships means the top rank jobs are very competitive but much less meaningful and rewarding than they once were (lol tenure) - Because of the freedom and independence it can also be quite a lonely career path",
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"content": "I am just a research specialist (who is leaving research for medicine soon) but one cool benefit that I haven't seen posted yet is the ability to travel for conferences. I was lucky to have the chance to go to Italy for a week a couple years ago to present my research, and had a great time exploring the city, meeting other people in my field and socializing with them over Prosecco and beers late into the night. My boss and senior people in my lab have traveled to England, Australia, Spain, Canada, and I am sure many other places for conferences. Obviously some conference locations will be cooler than others, but traveling all over the world for free is a pretty big positive. Hopefully academia returns to traveling for in-person conferences after COVID, I think largely it will (though perhaps with more virtual options). Also, just generally academia is more international that many other fields. I will be going to a US medical school, so I will likely only ever be able to practice in the US. With a PhD, there is no reason you couldn't meet a professor doing awesome work in, say, Norway or France or Argentina and end up doing your postdoc with them in a new country. I know several people who have done this, and I think that flexibility is pretty cool too.",
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nr7t5ydlqiu6 | Positives and benefits of a life in academia? TLDR: Please tell a young aspiring academic about the positives of academia Being a young researcher, about to do a PhD in biology, I thought I’d join this subreddit to get tips about and how to navigate a life in academia. Not going through the posts might have been a mistake however, because most of the content that reaches my feed from here is about how awful academia can be/ when to quit/ how to quit. I’m a bit jarred by all this and was wondering if the people on this subreddit who love and enjoy their lives in academia could write a few words. To those who are struggling, I hope you find a career of your choice very soon ❤️ | [
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"content": "Positives - Lots of very smart people around you - Work can be very interesting and feel less like a job - A lot of freedom and independence - Colleges are good employers with good benefits good hr usually - Often very international, conferences and collaborations, can be a good opportunity to travel - Grants you easy visas for most countries if you wish to see the world Negatives - Publish or perish, low job security - Lack of structure, deadlines etc can often make projects feel tedious and never ending - A lot of responsibility on you, you need to want it to make it - Structural issues with publishing system, lots of nepotism and favours going on - Salaries are abysmal for what’s asked of you - You will encounter a fair few people who “cruise” through the system and aren’t very engaging - Proliferation of phds and professorships means the top rank jobs are very competitive but much less meaningful and rewarding than they once were (lol tenure) - Because of the freedom and independence it can also be quite a lonely career path",
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"content": "meh, it's a job. sometimes it's fun, and i like that i don't have to report to many people. it pays like shit though. i'm 35 and make the same i did when i was 26. i could have a 6 figure salary because I'm in comp sci, but chose to become poor :)",
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nr7t5ya6dtt7 | Positives and benefits of a life in academia? TLDR: Please tell a young aspiring academic about the positives of academia Being a young researcher, about to do a PhD in biology, I thought I’d join this subreddit to get tips about and how to navigate a life in academia. Not going through the posts might have been a mistake however, because most of the content that reaches my feed from here is about how awful academia can be/ when to quit/ how to quit. I’m a bit jarred by all this and was wondering if the people on this subreddit who love and enjoy their lives in academia could write a few words. To those who are struggling, I hope you find a career of your choice very soon ❤️ | [
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"content": "Positives - Lots of very smart people around you - Work can be very interesting and feel less like a job - A lot of freedom and independence - Colleges are good employers with good benefits good hr usually - Often very international, conferences and collaborations, can be a good opportunity to travel - Grants you easy visas for most countries if you wish to see the world Negatives - Publish or perish, low job security - Lack of structure, deadlines etc can often make projects feel tedious and never ending - A lot of responsibility on you, you need to want it to make it - Structural issues with publishing system, lots of nepotism and favours going on - Salaries are abysmal for what’s asked of you - You will encounter a fair few people who “cruise” through the system and aren’t very engaging - Proliferation of phds and professorships means the top rank jobs are very competitive but much less meaningful and rewarding than they once were (lol tenure) - Because of the freedom and independence it can also be quite a lonely career path",
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"content": "I’m on my way out but I feel deeply appreciative that I had the opportunity to learn about so many things, whatever I wanted. I learned new techniques, sometimes on my own and sometimes with leading experts. Now that I’m heading into industry, I appreciate even more how unique those experiences are. At the time, I was focused on getting the data, rather than the skill itself but it’s payed off. Best of luck! Hold academia loosely, there are so many things you can do if you learn how to market yourself. Have fun with it too!",
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"content": "Positives - Lots of very smart people around you - Work can be very interesting and feel less like a job - A lot of freedom and independence - Colleges are good employers with good benefits good hr usually - Often very international, conferences and collaborations, can be a good opportunity to travel - Grants you easy visas for most countries if you wish to see the world Negatives - Publish or perish, low job security - Lack of structure, deadlines etc can often make projects feel tedious and never ending - A lot of responsibility on you, you need to want it to make it - Structural issues with publishing system, lots of nepotism and favours going on - Salaries are abysmal for what’s asked of you - You will encounter a fair few people who “cruise” through the system and aren’t very engaging - Proliferation of phds and professorships means the top rank jobs are very competitive but much less meaningful and rewarding than they once were (lol tenure) - Because of the freedom and independence it can also be quite a lonely career path",
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"content": "I'm doing a PhD, with a plan to split my career between academia and practice. I've done something similar in the past and it worked well for me! Research wise, I get way more flexibility and autonomy than I have in any other 'world'. I don't really have set hours, just have to get the work done. People want to hear me bang on about my topic ad nauseam. In my personal life, not so much lol. I get to read and have discussions and debate, I'm armed with new types of knowledge, contacts, connections, training opportunities etc. I've not tutored/lectured for a while but I personally enjoy it, and don't mind not doing it full-time as it gives me time to work on practice, my main subject (arts/humanities) is something that needs to be practiced I think to stay relevant, and so far any interactions with academics in this area they've appreciated that. I've stayed fairly positive as even though it's hard, there are good examples in my field and at my institute of what I want to be doing/where I want to be when I finish so it doesn't seem unachievable. I try to be realistic as I do have some fear just based on other's experiences but generally so far my PI is great, it's tough but I'm doing okay. Much much better than when I was just doing corporate work.",
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"content": "Growing up with academic parents, I had the opportunity to live abroad for several summers (while they taught in study abroad programs) and twice for sabbatical years. We always came back to our same house, so it was a nice balance of being well-traveled but also grounded (compared to, say, military families). Because of that, I'm bilingual, and it's probably those early experiences trying to figure things out that drew me to the social sciences. I've had grants to travel abroad, with funding, at least 5 times just during my PhD research, including a yearlong stretch of fieldwork. Hopefully, when my kids get a little older, I'll be able to give them the same kind of experiences I had.",
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"content": "Positives and benefits of a life in academia? TLDR: Please tell a young aspiring academic about the positives of academia Being a young researcher, about to do a PhD in biology, I thought I’d join this subreddit to get tips about and how to navigate a life in academia. Not going through the posts might have been a mistake however, because most of the content that reaches my feed from here is about how awful academia can be/ when to quit/ how to quit. I’m a bit jarred by all this and was wondering if the people on this subreddit who love and enjoy their lives in academia could write a few words. To those who are struggling, I hope you find a career of your choice very soon ❤️",
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"content": "I love so many things about working in academia! I love that in my area there is no such thing as competition but rather a collective effort towards closing research gaps. I love the flexibility and being able to be creative and coming up with new ideas. Also, I love how academia has such high ethical and moral standards and that we as researchers can trust each other to act according to good scientific practice. And finally, I love the hands-on stuff like scientific writing and statistical analyses. Sure, I do agree that there are several awful parts of academia, but none of it can take away the fact that working in academia is my happy place :)",
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"content": "Growing up with academic parents, I had the opportunity to live abroad for several summers (while they taught in study abroad programs) and twice for sabbatical years. We always came back to our same house, so it was a nice balance of being well-traveled but also grounded (compared to, say, military families). Because of that, I'm bilingual, and it's probably those early experiences trying to figure things out that drew me to the social sciences. I've had grants to travel abroad, with funding, at least 5 times just during my PhD research, including a yearlong stretch of fieldwork. Hopefully, when my kids get a little older, I'll be able to give them the same kind of experiences I had.",
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"content": "meh, it's a job. sometimes it's fun, and i like that i don't have to report to many people. it pays like shit though. i'm 35 and make the same i did when i was 26. i could have a 6 figure salary because I'm in comp sci, but chose to become poor :)",
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"content": "Growing up with academic parents, I had the opportunity to live abroad for several summers (while they taught in study abroad programs) and twice for sabbatical years. We always came back to our same house, so it was a nice balance of being well-traveled but also grounded (compared to, say, military families). Because of that, I'm bilingual, and it's probably those early experiences trying to figure things out that drew me to the social sciences. I've had grants to travel abroad, with funding, at least 5 times just during my PhD research, including a yearlong stretch of fieldwork. Hopefully, when my kids get a little older, I'll be able to give them the same kind of experiences I had.",
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"content": "I’m on my way out but I feel deeply appreciative that I had the opportunity to learn about so many things, whatever I wanted. I learned new techniques, sometimes on my own and sometimes with leading experts. Now that I’m heading into industry, I appreciate even more how unique those experiences are. At the time, I was focused on getting the data, rather than the skill itself but it’s payed off. Best of luck! Hold academia loosely, there are so many things you can do if you learn how to market yourself. Have fun with it too!",
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"content": "I'm doing a PhD, with a plan to split my career between academia and practice. I've done something similar in the past and it worked well for me! Research wise, I get way more flexibility and autonomy than I have in any other 'world'. I don't really have set hours, just have to get the work done. People want to hear me bang on about my topic ad nauseam. In my personal life, not so much lol. I get to read and have discussions and debate, I'm armed with new types of knowledge, contacts, connections, training opportunities etc. I've not tutored/lectured for a while but I personally enjoy it, and don't mind not doing it full-time as it gives me time to work on practice, my main subject (arts/humanities) is something that needs to be practiced I think to stay relevant, and so far any interactions with academics in this area they've appreciated that. I've stayed fairly positive as even though it's hard, there are good examples in my field and at my institute of what I want to be doing/where I want to be when I finish so it doesn't seem unachievable. I try to be realistic as I do have some fear just based on other's experiences but generally so far my PI is great, it's tough but I'm doing okay. Much much better than when I was just doing corporate work.",
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"content": "Growing up with academic parents, I had the opportunity to live abroad for several summers (while they taught in study abroad programs) and twice for sabbatical years. We always came back to our same house, so it was a nice balance of being well-traveled but also grounded (compared to, say, military families). Because of that, I'm bilingual, and it's probably those early experiences trying to figure things out that drew me to the social sciences. I've had grants to travel abroad, with funding, at least 5 times just during my PhD research, including a yearlong stretch of fieldwork. Hopefully, when my kids get a little older, I'll be able to give them the same kind of experiences I had.",
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"content": "I should point out the the conference destinations for the most part are not cruises or safaris - I have gotten to go to Grand Forks ND and St Louis. The Cincinnati zoo was cool. So that 2 hours I skived out of a boring session was not a total loss but I wouldnt’ go there on purpose. But I really rarely get to exploit any of the travel becasue I am already off site for days, and I have a thesis committee meeting or a senate thing or grad students that need training or a class - so I often come from the airport right back to campus before even going home first. A real reason that this sub and other academic subs have a lot of negative things that people are missing is that people who are more experienced and know what it is like to make the sausages are trying to tell people , hey , eat what you want, but you know what it is IN. A sausage , right? And for every person who winds up loving their life and having the job of their dreams (and great for all 3 of you), they are seriously whitewashing the many quite serious decisions and Hobson’s choices you may have to make. Inducing Dr Happy, who’s spouse is changing their carried for their fantastic job. Like, Ok, if you can find the perfect fit, there is a job open, your chair is an angel and your admins supportive, you can afford to live in that city, your spouse is willing and happy to change jobs / careers and can also find a job that makes them happy - but it is still worth noting that You probably had to move far away from your family and friends. You probably had to chose between a city or town you like and the better job. You have many years of long hours at low income and also many moves in order to get another job with comparatively low income. That there is indeed much job insecurity and neither tenure nor promotion are a given. Neither clock stops when you have kids or when your mom has a stroke. You should also compare apples to apples. Any jobs I did before I was fully credentialed were either entry level or mostly unskilled or low seniority. Where you alway have less autonomy more accountability and less freedom. You have to compare your academic to the equivalent level at a non academic position. I don’t know many project managers of a drug discovery team who punch a time clock either",
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"content": "I am just a research specialist (who is leaving research for medicine soon) but one cool benefit that I haven't seen posted yet is the ability to travel for conferences. I was lucky to have the chance to go to Italy for a week a couple years ago to present my research, and had a great time exploring the city, meeting other people in my field and socializing with them over Prosecco and beers late into the night. My boss and senior people in my lab have traveled to England, Australia, Spain, Canada, and I am sure many other places for conferences. Obviously some conference locations will be cooler than others, but traveling all over the world for free is a pretty big positive. Hopefully academia returns to traveling for in-person conferences after COVID, I think largely it will (though perhaps with more virtual options). Also, just generally academia is more international that many other fields. I will be going to a US medical school, so I will likely only ever be able to practice in the US. With a PhD, there is no reason you couldn't meet a professor doing awesome work in, say, Norway or France or Argentina and end up doing your postdoc with them in a new country. I know several people who have done this, and I think that flexibility is pretty cool too.",
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"content": "I love so many things about working in academia! I love that in my area there is no such thing as competition but rather a collective effort towards closing research gaps. I love the flexibility and being able to be creative and coming up with new ideas. Also, I love how academia has such high ethical and moral standards and that we as researchers can trust each other to act according to good scientific practice. And finally, I love the hands-on stuff like scientific writing and statistical analyses. Sure, I do agree that there are several awful parts of academia, but none of it can take away the fact that working in academia is my happy place :)",
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"content": "I love so many things about working in academia! I love that in my area there is no such thing as competition but rather a collective effort towards closing research gaps. I love the flexibility and being able to be creative and coming up with new ideas. Also, I love how academia has such high ethical and moral standards and that we as researchers can trust each other to act according to good scientific practice. And finally, I love the hands-on stuff like scientific writing and statistical analyses. Sure, I do agree that there are several awful parts of academia, but none of it can take away the fact that working in academia is my happy place :)",
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"content": "meh, it's a job. sometimes it's fun, and i like that i don't have to report to many people. it pays like shit though. i'm 35 and make the same i did when i was 26. i could have a 6 figure salary because I'm in comp sci, but chose to become poor :)",
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"content": "I am just a research specialist (who is leaving research for medicine soon) but one cool benefit that I haven't seen posted yet is the ability to travel for conferences. I was lucky to have the chance to go to Italy for a week a couple years ago to present my research, and had a great time exploring the city, meeting other people in my field and socializing with them over Prosecco and beers late into the night. My boss and senior people in my lab have traveled to England, Australia, Spain, Canada, and I am sure many other places for conferences. Obviously some conference locations will be cooler than others, but traveling all over the world for free is a pretty big positive. Hopefully academia returns to traveling for in-person conferences after COVID, I think largely it will (though perhaps with more virtual options). Also, just generally academia is more international that many other fields. I will be going to a US medical school, so I will likely only ever be able to practice in the US. With a PhD, there is no reason you couldn't meet a professor doing awesome work in, say, Norway or France or Argentina and end up doing your postdoc with them in a new country. I know several people who have done this, and I think that flexibility is pretty cool too.",
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"content": "meh, it's a job. sometimes it's fun, and i like that i don't have to report to many people. it pays like shit though. i'm 35 and make the same i did when i was 26. i could have a 6 figure salary because I'm in comp sci, but chose to become poor :)",
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"content": "I am just a research specialist (who is leaving research for medicine soon) but one cool benefit that I haven't seen posted yet is the ability to travel for conferences. I was lucky to have the chance to go to Italy for a week a couple years ago to present my research, and had a great time exploring the city, meeting other people in my field and socializing with them over Prosecco and beers late into the night. My boss and senior people in my lab have traveled to England, Australia, Spain, Canada, and I am sure many other places for conferences. Obviously some conference locations will be cooler than others, but traveling all over the world for free is a pretty big positive. Hopefully academia returns to traveling for in-person conferences after COVID, I think largely it will (though perhaps with more virtual options). Also, just generally academia is more international that many other fields. I will be going to a US medical school, so I will likely only ever be able to practice in the US. With a PhD, there is no reason you couldn't meet a professor doing awesome work in, say, Norway or France or Argentina and end up doing your postdoc with them in a new country. I know several people who have done this, and I think that flexibility is pretty cool too.",
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"content": "I'm doing a PhD, with a plan to split my career between academia and practice. I've done something similar in the past and it worked well for me! Research wise, I get way more flexibility and autonomy than I have in any other 'world'. I don't really have set hours, just have to get the work done. People want to hear me bang on about my topic ad nauseam. In my personal life, not so much lol. I get to read and have discussions and debate, I'm armed with new types of knowledge, contacts, connections, training opportunities etc. I've not tutored/lectured for a while but I personally enjoy it, and don't mind not doing it full-time as it gives me time to work on practice, my main subject (arts/humanities) is something that needs to be practiced I think to stay relevant, and so far any interactions with academics in this area they've appreciated that. I've stayed fairly positive as even though it's hard, there are good examples in my field and at my institute of what I want to be doing/where I want to be when I finish so it doesn't seem unachievable. I try to be realistic as I do have some fear just based on other's experiences but generally so far my PI is great, it's tough but I'm doing okay. Much much better than when I was just doing corporate work.",
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"content": "I’m on my way out but I feel deeply appreciative that I had the opportunity to learn about so many things, whatever I wanted. I learned new techniques, sometimes on my own and sometimes with leading experts. Now that I’m heading into industry, I appreciate even more how unique those experiences are. At the time, I was focused on getting the data, rather than the skill itself but it’s payed off. Best of luck! Hold academia loosely, there are so many things you can do if you learn how to market yourself. Have fun with it too!",
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"content": "I'm doing a PhD, with a plan to split my career between academia and practice. I've done something similar in the past and it worked well for me! Research wise, I get way more flexibility and autonomy than I have in any other 'world'. I don't really have set hours, just have to get the work done. People want to hear me bang on about my topic ad nauseam. In my personal life, not so much lol. I get to read and have discussions and debate, I'm armed with new types of knowledge, contacts, connections, training opportunities etc. I've not tutored/lectured for a while but I personally enjoy it, and don't mind not doing it full-time as it gives me time to work on practice, my main subject (arts/humanities) is something that needs to be practiced I think to stay relevant, and so far any interactions with academics in this area they've appreciated that. I've stayed fairly positive as even though it's hard, there are good examples in my field and at my institute of what I want to be doing/where I want to be when I finish so it doesn't seem unachievable. I try to be realistic as I do have some fear just based on other's experiences but generally so far my PI is great, it's tough but I'm doing okay. Much much better than when I was just doing corporate work.",
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"content": "I should point out the the conference destinations for the most part are not cruises or safaris - I have gotten to go to Grand Forks ND and St Louis. The Cincinnati zoo was cool. So that 2 hours I skived out of a boring session was not a total loss but I wouldnt’ go there on purpose. But I really rarely get to exploit any of the travel becasue I am already off site for days, and I have a thesis committee meeting or a senate thing or grad students that need training or a class - so I often come from the airport right back to campus before even going home first. A real reason that this sub and other academic subs have a lot of negative things that people are missing is that people who are more experienced and know what it is like to make the sausages are trying to tell people , hey , eat what you want, but you know what it is IN. A sausage , right? And for every person who winds up loving their life and having the job of their dreams (and great for all 3 of you), they are seriously whitewashing the many quite serious decisions and Hobson’s choices you may have to make. Inducing Dr Happy, who’s spouse is changing their carried for their fantastic job. Like, Ok, if you can find the perfect fit, there is a job open, your chair is an angel and your admins supportive, you can afford to live in that city, your spouse is willing and happy to change jobs / careers and can also find a job that makes them happy - but it is still worth noting that You probably had to move far away from your family and friends. You probably had to chose between a city or town you like and the better job. You have many years of long hours at low income and also many moves in order to get another job with comparatively low income. That there is indeed much job insecurity and neither tenure nor promotion are a given. Neither clock stops when you have kids or when your mom has a stroke. You should also compare apples to apples. Any jobs I did before I was fully credentialed were either entry level or mostly unskilled or low seniority. Where you alway have less autonomy more accountability and less freedom. You have to compare your academic to the equivalent level at a non academic position. I don’t know many project managers of a drug discovery team who punch a time clock either",
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"content": "I’ll be the bad guy and say that I don’t necessarily think a co-first author is wrong in this situation. You note that you didn’t finish the project and didn’t write up the paper, format it for a journal, etc. I’ve seen plenty of posts here by people in the reverse situation: come if former postdoc left, there’s the bones of a project but stats need to be redone, a few more experiments to do, needs to be written and formatted, more figures to make. If it wasn’t publishable as you left it and you weren’t collaborating with the ex-PI to get it there, a co-first author is appropriate. You’re the first first author, acknowledging that you did much of the work. If you feel strongly about being the sole first author you can argue that but then you’ll need to take responsibility for all the revisions and directing any follow up experiments requested, which it sounds like you don’t want. So try to think of this as win-win",
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lyzdfo14wrlh | Is it insane to withdraw my first authorship on a submitted (not yet accepted) manuscript because I want to dissociate myself from my toxic ex-PI? I have a personal bond with the last chapter of my PhD thesis—I pulled it out of my ass during a make-it-or-break-it time of my degree, and I view it as the project where I gained the most amount of independence in science. I did not leave on good terms with my PI. She was toxic. In the end, I had to choose between finishing my project and leaving the lab with my sanity intact. It was difficult but ultimately I chose the latter, even though I wanted really badly to finish developing the last bits of my story. Fast forward two years later: my ex-PI has reached out with a manuscript. She has added a few new authors, to which I have no objection. What I do object to is that one of the new authors has been made a co-first author (I am first co-first author), when the manuscript still appears to look very similar to the chapter that’s already in my (publicly available, “published”) thesis. How similar? In my thesis I had at least 4 full-page figures, and these were all reused, with maybe a few quants redone and a couple of single-quant supplementary figures added. I asked why I wasn’t informed of the addition of the co-first author and was dismissed with a non-answer. Fine, it’s your lab, do what you want. It’s not even that I’m objecting to this addition necessarily. It’s that I had no say nor was I ever informed of this, not even in the body of the email in which the manuscript was sent. I have even reached out to the other co-first author and even they said that they were under the impression that they would have second authorship until days before the manuscript was sent to me. This is an example of the toxicity that I am thankful to have escaped. My ex-PI rushed me to give my consent for submission, which happened this week. I now wonder if it’s completely stupid for me to withdraw my name from the paper? My reasoning: 1) The two years since cutting my PI out of my life have been liberating, and my mental health has never been better. She gets back in touch this week and has already wreaked this much havoc. Withdrawing my name means I cut off my last tie with her forever, sparing me of having to be in touch with her during the revision/resubmission period. 2) I have successfully transitioned myself out of academia. I do not necessarily need this publication on my CV. 3) As I mentioned, I do have a personal connection with the story. If I withdraw, then my name is associated only with the version of the story I really care about, which is the version in my thesis (of which, of course, I am rightfully sole first author). 4) Everyone else gets a bump in authorship so it’s not like their work goes unnoticed—maybe even the opposite? Am I missing something? Is this a stupid thing to do? Is it even possible to do at this point? Are there any glaringly obvious negatives (outside of me missing out on this publication)? Thanks for sticking with me to the end of this post—appreciate it! | [
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"content": "Perhaps this other person wrote the manuscript? In which case they would probably deserve a co- first authorship as that is a lot of work. I have a couple of papers with co- first authors and have realised that the only people who spot that detail are the people on the author list. So it will be recognised by the majority as your paper and cited as cilantrobomb et al everywhere that matters :) Does the paper have an ‘author contributions’ section at the end?",
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"content": "Some journals require the authors to include everyone who contributed “materially” or whatever the word is; is these cases the authors have to sign something stating this is true. I’ve been in your situation, as have friends in academia. It’s kinda gross but just how things are done. Kind of like “group” projects where one or two people do all the work but everyone’s name is slapped on there. I’ve gotten comfortable with it, but for my first 5 years or so I wasn’t. I’m now glad I have those papers as I contributed a lot to them! In a couple cases I pushed to be lead author, as I did 90% of the work/writing.",
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lbd44xps5apo | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A fake web shop with listings for the plants, art, office furniture, etc from your department building/offices",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Probably a ytmnd.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xw5b5bx | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Set up a spoof website that looks just like the directory website for your page, except it's poor_phd_student's Evil Twin as the name, and everything else is the same except you've drawn a moustache on your professional photo.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "The obvious answer",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xbehuaf | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Set up a spoof website that looks just like the directory website for your page, except it's poor_phd_student's Evil Twin as the name, and everything else is the same except you've drawn a moustache on your professional photo.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "MySpace. No contest",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xtty8iq | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Set up a spoof website that looks just like the directory website for your page, except it's poor_phd_student's Evil Twin as the name, and everything else is the same except you've drawn a moustache on your professional photo.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Probably a ytmnd.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x9luxei | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Set up a spoof website that looks just like the directory website for your page, except it's poor_phd_student's Evil Twin as the name, and everything else is the same except you've drawn a moustache on your professional photo.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Yourmom.biz",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xngn8y7 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "The obvious answer",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "MySpace. No contest",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x3y7b55 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "The obvious answer",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Probably a ytmnd.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xmbzjd0 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A link to a personal webpage that randomly redirects to any of your colleague pages. People who honestly want to see your page will assume they misclicked, go back and try again. Keep a log of repeat views from a single IP to figure out who is the most persistent.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A link to a google docs which you have documented your monthly breakdowns",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xmhaov6 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A link to a personal webpage that randomly redirects to any of your colleague pages. People who honestly want to see your page will assume they misclicked, go back and try again. Keep a log of repeat views from a single IP to figure out who is the most persistent.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Grindr profile",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x6g02ux | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A link to a personal webpage that randomly redirects to any of your colleague pages. People who honestly want to see your page will assume they misclicked, go back and try again. Keep a log of repeat views from a single IP to figure out who is the most persistent.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Do some MLM marketing. Essential oils and stuff. Should go over great.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xnpf33u | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A link to a personal webpage that randomly redirects to any of your colleague pages. People who honestly want to see your page will assume they misclicked, go back and try again. Keep a log of repeat views from a single IP to figure out who is the most persistent.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "An only fans page... Bonus points if it's your own",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x9t8546 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A link to a personal webpage that randomly redirects to any of your colleague pages. People who honestly want to see your page will assume they misclicked, go back and try again. Keep a log of repeat views from a single IP to figure out who is the most persistent.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "One strategy is to build a legit personal website and just tack your nonsense on there. I had a prof whose personal website was a main page with links to different sections: one for research, one for his bio, one for courses, and one for... his *extensive* writings on the existence of God and the legitimacy of Catholicism as the one true religion. The best part is, by putting real material there too, you have a good excuse to actively send people there. I aspire to make everyone listen to my shitty acoustic cover songs.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xjydspf | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A link to a personal webpage that randomly redirects to any of your colleague pages. People who honestly want to see your page will assume they misclicked, go back and try again. Keep a log of repeat views from a single IP to figure out who is the most persistent.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "The domain may have expired, but IMO TimeCube is still peak internet.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xm0yn9q | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
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"content": "A link to a personal webpage that randomly redirects to any of your colleague pages. People who honestly want to see your page will assume they misclicked, go back and try again. Keep a log of repeat views from a single IP to figure out who is the most persistent.",
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
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},
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"content": "Probably a ytmnd.",
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}
] |
lbd44xto87ui | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
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"content": "A link to a personal webpage that randomly redirects to any of your colleague pages. People who honestly want to see your page will assume they misclicked, go back and try again. Keep a log of repeat views from a single IP to figure out who is the most persistent.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Yourmom.biz",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x2tbaix | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
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"content": "A link to a google docs which you have documented your monthly breakdowns",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
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},
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"content": "Do some MLM marketing. Essential oils and stuff. Should go over great.",
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}
] |
lbd44xqz18qk | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
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"content": "A link to a google docs which you have documented your monthly breakdowns",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
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},
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"content": "An only fans page... Bonus points if it's your own",
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}
] |
lbd44xgzhz36 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
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"content": "A link to a google docs which you have documented your monthly breakdowns",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
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"content": "One strategy is to build a legit personal website and just tack your nonsense on there. I had a prof whose personal website was a main page with links to different sections: one for research, one for his bio, one for courses, and one for... his *extensive* writings on the existence of God and the legitimacy of Catholicism as the one true religion. The best part is, by putting real material there too, you have a good excuse to actively send people there. I aspire to make everyone listen to my shitty acoustic cover songs.",
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] |
lbd44x80gbxo | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A link to a google docs which you have documented your monthly breakdowns",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
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"content": "The domain may have expired, but IMO TimeCube is still peak internet.",
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}
] |
lbd44xxyp1l4 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A link to a google docs which you have documented your monthly breakdowns",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Probably a ytmnd.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xamr218 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "A link to a google docs which you have documented your monthly breakdowns",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Yourmom.biz",
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}
] |
lbd44xbl8v8x | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Grindr profile",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Do some MLM marketing. Essential oils and stuff. Should go over great.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xyjhh7t | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Grindr profile",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "An only fans page... Bonus points if it's your own",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xgmklo5 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Grindr profile",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "One strategy is to build a legit personal website and just tack your nonsense on there. I had a prof whose personal website was a main page with links to different sections: one for research, one for his bio, one for courses, and one for... his *extensive* writings on the existence of God and the legitimacy of Catholicism as the one true religion. The best part is, by putting real material there too, you have a good excuse to actively send people there. I aspire to make everyone listen to my shitty acoustic cover songs.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xwne382 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Grindr profile",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "The domain may have expired, but IMO TimeCube is still peak internet.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x5dse0f | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Grindr profile",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Probably a ytmnd.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x4f6qt5 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Grindr profile",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Yourmom.biz",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xcj54cl | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "An only fans page... Bonus points if it's your own",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Do some MLM marketing. Essential oils and stuff. Should go over great.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xtj2ck1 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "One strategy is to build a legit personal website and just tack your nonsense on there. I had a prof whose personal website was a main page with links to different sections: one for research, one for his bio, one for courses, and one for... his *extensive* writings on the existence of God and the legitimacy of Catholicism as the one true religion. The best part is, by putting real material there too, you have a good excuse to actively send people there. I aspire to make everyone listen to my shitty acoustic cover songs.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Do some MLM marketing. Essential oils and stuff. Should go over great.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xxbmrqy | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Do some MLM marketing. Essential oils and stuff. Should go over great.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Probably a ytmnd.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x0sr143 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Do some MLM marketing. Essential oils and stuff. Should go over great.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Yourmom.biz",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x68wa4i | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "An only fans page... Bonus points if it's your own",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "The domain may have expired, but IMO TimeCube is still peak internet.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xly33ie | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "An only fans page... Bonus points if it's your own",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Probably a ytmnd.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xuyzgn1 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "An only fans page... Bonus points if it's your own",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Yourmom.biz",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xk9ty69 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "One strategy is to build a legit personal website and just tack your nonsense on there. I had a prof whose personal website was a main page with links to different sections: one for research, one for his bio, one for courses, and one for... his *extensive* writings on the existence of God and the legitimacy of Catholicism as the one true religion. The best part is, by putting real material there too, you have a good excuse to actively send people there. I aspire to make everyone listen to my shitty acoustic cover songs.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "The domain may have expired, but IMO TimeCube is still peak internet.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xc6iikz | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "One strategy is to build a legit personal website and just tack your nonsense on there. I had a prof whose personal website was a main page with links to different sections: one for research, one for his bio, one for courses, and one for... his *extensive* writings on the existence of God and the legitimacy of Catholicism as the one true religion. The best part is, by putting real material there too, you have a good excuse to actively send people there. I aspire to make everyone listen to my shitty acoustic cover songs.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Probably a ytmnd.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xc40n2r | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "One strategy is to build a legit personal website and just tack your nonsense on there. I had a prof whose personal website was a main page with links to different sections: one for research, one for his bio, one for courses, and one for... his *extensive* writings on the existence of God and the legitimacy of Catholicism as the one true religion. The best part is, by putting real material there too, you have a good excuse to actively send people there. I aspire to make everyone listen to my shitty acoustic cover songs.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Yourmom.biz",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xjqs18k | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "The domain may have expired, but IMO TimeCube is still peak internet.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Probably a ytmnd.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xru7rv9 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "The domain may have expired, but IMO TimeCube is still peak internet.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Yourmom.biz",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xlxr6ab | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "OnlyFans profile listed as outreach.",
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{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Neopets. Homestar Runner.",
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}
] |
lbd44x93ic6l | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
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"content": "OnlyFans profile listed as outreach.",
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}
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
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"content": "Daily check",
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}
] |
lbd44xagi2my | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "OnlyFans profile listed as outreach.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
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},
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"content": "Quick order link in amazon for Das Kapital.",
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}
] |
lbd44x4bte2t | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
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"content": "As a grad student we discovered a professor who's website on the department page looked reasonable (I think it was his name) but was actually a porn site. We were pretty convinced some bitter student had bought the domain and filled it with tits. We laughed about it for a while but did eventually tell the department, who took MONTHS to fix it. Retrospectively should have just told the prof, he probably would have been much more motivated to get that fixed.",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
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},
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"content": "Neopets. Homestar Runner.",
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}
] |
lbd44xl1jwmc | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "I figured nobody actually checks those so for the longest time my profile linked to an article about how my university was super racist and ableist. The only person to ever check it that I know of was a student who came to office hours and said it was great.",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Neopets. Homestar Runner.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xdowco0 | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "As a grad student we discovered a professor who's website on the department page looked reasonable (I think it was his name) but was actually a porn site. We were pretty convinced some bitter student had bought the domain and filled it with tits. We laughed about it for a while but did eventually tell the department, who took MONTHS to fix it. Retrospectively should have just told the prof, he probably would have been much more motivated to get that fixed.",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Amazon wish list? Although I like the idea of plugging any other stuff you do- like freelancing work, your fiver link or YouTube channel or whatever.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xv966ii | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "As a grad student we discovered a professor who's website on the department page looked reasonable (I think it was his name) but was actually a porn site. We were pretty convinced some bitter student had bought the domain and filled it with tits. We laughed about it for a while but did eventually tell the department, who took MONTHS to fix it. Retrospectively should have just told the prof, he probably would have been much more motivated to get that fixed.",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Daily check",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x6by36m | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "As a grad student we discovered a professor who's website on the department page looked reasonable (I think it was his name) but was actually a porn site. We were pretty convinced some bitter student had bought the domain and filled it with tits. We laughed about it for a while but did eventually tell the department, who took MONTHS to fix it. Retrospectively should have just told the prof, he probably would have been much more motivated to get that fixed.",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Quick order link in amazon for Das Kapital.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x37fofa | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "As a grad student we discovered a professor who's website on the department page looked reasonable (I think it was his name) but was actually a porn site. We were pretty convinced some bitter student had bought the domain and filled it with tits. We laughed about it for a while but did eventually tell the department, who took MONTHS to fix it. Retrospectively should have just told the prof, he probably would have been much more motivated to get that fixed.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Lol I can imagine that: And remember you can donate to my only fans account to keep this cancer research going...",
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}
] |
lbd44xhxn09n | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "I figured nobody actually checks those so for the longest time my profile linked to an article about how my university was super racist and ableist. The only person to ever check it that I know of was a student who came to office hours and said it was great.",
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}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Amazon wish list? Although I like the idea of plugging any other stuff you do- like freelancing work, your fiver link or YouTube channel or whatever.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xacm1jf | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "I figured nobody actually checks those so for the longest time my profile linked to an article about how my university was super racist and ableist. The only person to ever check it that I know of was a student who came to office hours and said it was great.",
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}
] | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Daily check",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xos6c0g | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "I figured nobody actually checks those so for the longest time my profile linked to an article about how my university was super racist and ableist. The only person to ever check it that I know of was a student who came to office hours and said it was great.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Quick order link in amazon for Das Kapital.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44xwqftdd | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
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"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "I figured nobody actually checks those so for the longest time my profile linked to an article about how my university was super racist and ableist. The only person to ever check it that I know of was a student who came to office hours and said it was great.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Lol I can imagine that: And remember you can donate to my only fans account to keep this cancer research going...",
"role": "assistant"
}
] |
lbd44x6cwg1w | [Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a "feed a poor grad student" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Amazon wish list? Although I like the idea of plugging any other stuff you do- like freelancing work, your fiver link or YouTube channel or whatever.",
"role": "assistant"
}
] | [
{
"content": "[Wrong Answers Only] What personal website to link to your department profile? My department gives us the option to add a personal website to our profile pages. Someone used to put a link to her online store there, and I thought it was both hilarious and awesome! I mean, the university has been exploiting our cheap labor, we might as well take advantage of their free advertising platform while we can! ;) Obviously I'm just indulging in some crazy fantasies here, but what else could we link to our department profiles? Instagram? A YouTube channel? A GoFundMe page for a \"feed a poor grad student\" fundraiser? Only Fans? ... I can't stop laughing at the idea of this last one hahaha",
"role": "user"
},
{
"content": "Daily check",
"role": "assistant"
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jcl1g1b3zj28 | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "FWIW, that's less than I assign in a typical 300-level humanities class and far less than I expect of my senior research seminar students. So not at all out of line, at least at my institution. We teach a sophomore \"reading for historians\" course that assigns a book plus a few articles every week, but that's a specialized course intended to teach history majors how to read like historians (i.e. efficiently using active reading strategies). Missing emails is another matter. It happens sometime, especially when they flood in on a busy day and sometimes I'll just overlook one. But three times in a row? No. That's certainly the point at which I'd hope a student would say \"I've emailed you three times this week but didn't hear back, I'm wondering if somehow you aren't getting my messages?\" Sometimes people get swamped, and with COVID workloads are through the roof while faculty are also dealing with personal stuff-- child care, kids at home, family members ill, etc. are quite common among my colleagues. I have had issues with students emailing from non-campus accounts...first years especially seem to think their old gmail account from high school or some [\"[email protected]](mailto:\"[email protected])\" account is a good way to reach their professors, when in fact they're either going to be ignored or caught by a junk mail filter. But that doesn't seem to be the issue here.",
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jcl1g14cwvr5 | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "FWIW, that's less than I assign in a typical 300-level humanities class and far less than I expect of my senior research seminar students. So not at all out of line, at least at my institution. We teach a sophomore \"reading for historians\" course that assigns a book plus a few articles every week, but that's a specialized course intended to teach history majors how to read like historians (i.e. efficiently using active reading strategies). Missing emails is another matter. It happens sometime, especially when they flood in on a busy day and sometimes I'll just overlook one. But three times in a row? No. That's certainly the point at which I'd hope a student would say \"I've emailed you three times this week but didn't hear back, I'm wondering if somehow you aren't getting my messages?\" Sometimes people get swamped, and with COVID workloads are through the roof while faculty are also dealing with personal stuff-- child care, kids at home, family members ill, etc. are quite common among my colleagues. I have had issues with students emailing from non-campus accounts...first years especially seem to think their old gmail account from high school or some [\"[email protected]](mailto:\"[email protected])\" account is a good way to reach their professors, when in fact they're either going to be ignored or caught by a junk mail filter. But that doesn't seem to be the issue here.",
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"content": "My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails??",
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"content": "As I junior I had a class on the history of medieval Europe and the average reading per week was around 2 books; usually not huge books but in total they must have averaged >400. The next semester, I had a political anthropology class and we used to read at least one book per week. It's not like we all did all the required readings but most of us tried and I think that was the point. Obviously, I learned A LOT in those subjects. About the emails. There are two things. He might know about your crush and trying to cool things. Also, he might be trying to slow you down. It sounds like you are probably emailing him more than you need to. You have a few professors but the professors have at least dozens, maybe hundreds of students. In general, I don't reply to emails that don't strictly require a reply. When I think I am receiving too many emails from a student, even if I write my reply to an email as soon as I receive it, I schedule it for 2-3 days later instead of sending immediately. I think emails are the worst part of teaching actually.",
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jcl1g1cf5dog | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "I agree with everyone else that this doesn't sound like too much work. I also hope you take the advice here and realize that sending emails just to chat isn't really an appropriate thing to do, especially if you have a crush. It sounds like you're trying to move this into a personal relationship, and your professor is trying to keep things professional. Three long emails, particularly if they're primarily sharing your thoughts and not asking course-related questions, is A LOT. Take a step back and reset this as a professional relationship. Also, I have to mention that your writing and this story (undergrad English major w crush on make teacher) sounds extremely similar to a poster that used to write under the names minervajones and disorderedfiction. If that is you, please all take all the comments here as a reminder to step back -- as you've been advised each time you've mentioned this professor -- and to bring up your emails and your feelings in your next therapy appointment. I'm only mentioning this because you're placing a lot of responsibility for your emotional well-being on this professor. If those other posters are not you, I'd still encourage you to take a step back, but it's not at such an urgent level, yet!",
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jcl1g1m13v1m | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "I agree with everyone else that this doesn't sound like too much work. I also hope you take the advice here and realize that sending emails just to chat isn't really an appropriate thing to do, especially if you have a crush. It sounds like you're trying to move this into a personal relationship, and your professor is trying to keep things professional. Three long emails, particularly if they're primarily sharing your thoughts and not asking course-related questions, is A LOT. Take a step back and reset this as a professional relationship. Also, I have to mention that your writing and this story (undergrad English major w crush on make teacher) sounds extremely similar to a poster that used to write under the names minervajones and disorderedfiction. If that is you, please all take all the comments here as a reminder to step back -- as you've been advised each time you've mentioned this professor -- and to bring up your emails and your feelings in your next therapy appointment. I'm only mentioning this because you're placing a lot of responsibility for your emotional well-being on this professor. If those other posters are not you, I'd still encourage you to take a step back, but it's not at such an urgent level, yet!",
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"content": "So on the reading front, that sounds about standard especially for a senior research class. As for the emails as the others have said, short, to the point, and relevant is the key. But also there are plenty of times I just flat out forget about emails, I scan it mentally file that I need to respond to it and then don't, but most of these questions are the sorts of things that you should be using office hours for.",
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jcl1g1oozao3 | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "I agree with everyone else that this doesn't sound like too much work. I also hope you take the advice here and realize that sending emails just to chat isn't really an appropriate thing to do, especially if you have a crush. It sounds like you're trying to move this into a personal relationship, and your professor is trying to keep things professional. Three long emails, particularly if they're primarily sharing your thoughts and not asking course-related questions, is A LOT. Take a step back and reset this as a professional relationship. Also, I have to mention that your writing and this story (undergrad English major w crush on make teacher) sounds extremely similar to a poster that used to write under the names minervajones and disorderedfiction. If that is you, please all take all the comments here as a reminder to step back -- as you've been advised each time you've mentioned this professor -- and to bring up your emails and your feelings in your next therapy appointment. I'm only mentioning this because you're placing a lot of responsibility for your emotional well-being on this professor. If those other posters are not you, I'd still encourage you to take a step back, but it's not at such an urgent level, yet!",
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"content": "My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails??",
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"content": "I can't directly speak about the reading. But I can for the emails. It is completely possible that your professor either missed those emails (but they did get to his inbox) or ment to respond but forgot or didn't get them. You are right that your emails didn't always have action items. Additionally, I've had profs not respond until the second or third email (reminders of the original email and content, not entirely new content like yours). Since you do have a class, I would approach your prof to discuss either setting up a meeting or to answer quick questions about an assignment or reading. If a longer discussion develops from those questions, great! For example, the additional info you sent in the third email would be a good opener. Just asking that they did receive would be appropriate. Even checking they received the second email and asking again to schedule a office meeting to go over it more (if necessary) also works. The content of the third email is a bit more problematic. Complaining about the amount of reading is going to bring up questions about you succeeding in a grad level course. To overcome this, I'd ask for reading strategies to help you handle the increased reading load for this class or future classes. Not responding to emails isn't personal. People miss emails or think they responded but didn't (had that happen). Learning to handle it is important.",
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jcl1g1rvfsm4 | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "I agree with everyone else that this doesn't sound like too much work. I also hope you take the advice here and realize that sending emails just to chat isn't really an appropriate thing to do, especially if you have a crush. It sounds like you're trying to move this into a personal relationship, and your professor is trying to keep things professional. Three long emails, particularly if they're primarily sharing your thoughts and not asking course-related questions, is A LOT. Take a step back and reset this as a professional relationship. Also, I have to mention that your writing and this story (undergrad English major w crush on make teacher) sounds extremely similar to a poster that used to write under the names minervajones and disorderedfiction. If that is you, please all take all the comments here as a reminder to step back -- as you've been advised each time you've mentioned this professor -- and to bring up your emails and your feelings in your next therapy appointment. I'm only mentioning this because you're placing a lot of responsibility for your emotional well-being on this professor. If those other posters are not you, I'd still encourage you to take a step back, but it's not at such an urgent level, yet!",
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"content": "My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails??",
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"content": "I’m going to somewhat disagree with some comments here. Yes, professors are busy, but personally, I make a point to reply to every student email. Sometimes it takes me a couple of days, but it gets done. That said, I’ve mostly taught at teaching-focused institutions. It sounds like you’re at a school that focuses more on research than teaching, and that tends to put more of the burden on the students for getting by without help. And that’s because less of tenure and promotion is based on teaching at such institutions. At this point, I wouldn’t count on getting any communication that isn’t face to face. Ask critical questions after class or during office hours, but don’t expect a back and forth via email, especially if this professor has graduate students he’s working with.",
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"content": "My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails??",
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"content": "Not a humanities major, but in terms of courseload, for each course in my major I expected to do roughly 10 hours a week of work outside of class for a B and roughly 20 hours a week for an A. How does that compare with the amount of work you're doing for the class?",
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jcl1g1igu7c3 | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "So on the reading front, that sounds about standard especially for a senior research class. As for the emails as the others have said, short, to the point, and relevant is the key. But also there are plenty of times I just flat out forget about emails, I scan it mentally file that I need to respond to it and then don't, but most of these questions are the sorts of things that you should be using office hours for.",
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"content": "My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails??",
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"content": "I can't directly speak about the reading. But I can for the emails. It is completely possible that your professor either missed those emails (but they did get to his inbox) or ment to respond but forgot or didn't get them. You are right that your emails didn't always have action items. Additionally, I've had profs not respond until the second or third email (reminders of the original email and content, not entirely new content like yours). Since you do have a class, I would approach your prof to discuss either setting up a meeting or to answer quick questions about an assignment or reading. If a longer discussion develops from those questions, great! For example, the additional info you sent in the third email would be a good opener. Just asking that they did receive would be appropriate. Even checking they received the second email and asking again to schedule a office meeting to go over it more (if necessary) also works. The content of the third email is a bit more problematic. Complaining about the amount of reading is going to bring up questions about you succeeding in a grad level course. To overcome this, I'd ask for reading strategies to help you handle the increased reading load for this class or future classes. Not responding to emails isn't personal. People miss emails or think they responded but didn't (had that happen). Learning to handle it is important.",
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jcl1g1ozdf4q | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "So on the reading front, that sounds about standard especially for a senior research class. As for the emails as the others have said, short, to the point, and relevant is the key. But also there are plenty of times I just flat out forget about emails, I scan it mentally file that I need to respond to it and then don't, but most of these questions are the sorts of things that you should be using office hours for.",
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"content": "My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails??",
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"content": "I’m going to somewhat disagree with some comments here. Yes, professors are busy, but personally, I make a point to reply to every student email. Sometimes it takes me a couple of days, but it gets done. That said, I’ve mostly taught at teaching-focused institutions. It sounds like you’re at a school that focuses more on research than teaching, and that tends to put more of the burden on the students for getting by without help. And that’s because less of tenure and promotion is based on teaching at such institutions. At this point, I wouldn’t count on getting any communication that isn’t face to face. Ask critical questions after class or during office hours, but don’t expect a back and forth via email, especially if this professor has graduate students he’s working with.",
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jcl1g1pm6o19 | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "So on the reading front, that sounds about standard especially for a senior research class. As for the emails as the others have said, short, to the point, and relevant is the key. But also there are plenty of times I just flat out forget about emails, I scan it mentally file that I need to respond to it and then don't, but most of these questions are the sorts of things that you should be using office hours for.",
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"content": "Not a humanities major, but in terms of courseload, for each course in my major I expected to do roughly 10 hours a week of work outside of class for a B and roughly 20 hours a week for an A. How does that compare with the amount of work you're doing for the class?",
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jcl1g19oawvw | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "Others have commented on most of these things, but a quick question for you: Are you front loading your questions in the emails? ie are you stating your request right at the start? So, for example, email 2 should have begun with, \"I would like to meet with you in office hours to discuss my research proposal. When would be a good time?\" You can then ramble on about whatever you like in a separate paragraph, but if that question was buried in a big paragraph, chances are he never saw it. Busy professors do not have good reading comprehension of emails in my experience. Front load what you want to happen.",
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"content": "I can't directly speak about the reading. But I can for the emails. It is completely possible that your professor either missed those emails (but they did get to his inbox) or ment to respond but forgot or didn't get them. You are right that your emails didn't always have action items. Additionally, I've had profs not respond until the second or third email (reminders of the original email and content, not entirely new content like yours). Since you do have a class, I would approach your prof to discuss either setting up a meeting or to answer quick questions about an assignment or reading. If a longer discussion develops from those questions, great! For example, the additional info you sent in the third email would be a good opener. Just asking that they did receive would be appropriate. Even checking they received the second email and asking again to schedule a office meeting to go over it more (if necessary) also works. The content of the third email is a bit more problematic. Complaining about the amount of reading is going to bring up questions about you succeeding in a grad level course. To overcome this, I'd ask for reading strategies to help you handle the increased reading load for this class or future classes. Not responding to emails isn't personal. People miss emails or think they responded but didn't (had that happen). Learning to handle it is important.",
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jcl1g1z1l50q | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "Others have commented on most of these things, but a quick question for you: Are you front loading your questions in the emails? ie are you stating your request right at the start? So, for example, email 2 should have begun with, \"I would like to meet with you in office hours to discuss my research proposal. When would be a good time?\" You can then ramble on about whatever you like in a separate paragraph, but if that question was buried in a big paragraph, chances are he never saw it. Busy professors do not have good reading comprehension of emails in my experience. Front load what you want to happen.",
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"content": "I’m going to somewhat disagree with some comments here. Yes, professors are busy, but personally, I make a point to reply to every student email. Sometimes it takes me a couple of days, but it gets done. That said, I’ve mostly taught at teaching-focused institutions. It sounds like you’re at a school that focuses more on research than teaching, and that tends to put more of the burden on the students for getting by without help. And that’s because less of tenure and promotion is based on teaching at such institutions. At this point, I wouldn’t count on getting any communication that isn’t face to face. Ask critical questions after class or during office hours, but don’t expect a back and forth via email, especially if this professor has graduate students he’s working with.",
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jcl1g1bbmt3b | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "Others have commented on most of these things, but a quick question for you: Are you front loading your questions in the emails? ie are you stating your request right at the start? So, for example, email 2 should have begun with, \"I would like to meet with you in office hours to discuss my research proposal. When would be a good time?\" You can then ramble on about whatever you like in a separate paragraph, but if that question was buried in a big paragraph, chances are he never saw it. Busy professors do not have good reading comprehension of emails in my experience. Front load what you want to happen.",
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"content": "Around 200 pages for a seminar is reasonable. I'm a second year undergrad and I have upwards of 400 pages reading in some weeks for seminars plus each course having at least 2 to 10 required books. Extensive note taking can be counteradvised. You must take only the necessary facts, diving into the details ia discouraged. And even if you do read and take notes, it is only what is expected. Also, is there a possibility your emails ended up in spam ?",
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jcl1g11ge5xk | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "Others have commented on most of these things, but a quick question for you: Are you front loading your questions in the emails? ie are you stating your request right at the start? So, for example, email 2 should have begun with, \"I would like to meet with you in office hours to discuss my research proposal. When would be a good time?\" You can then ramble on about whatever you like in a separate paragraph, but if that question was buried in a big paragraph, chances are he never saw it. Busy professors do not have good reading comprehension of emails in my experience. Front load what you want to happen.",
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"content": "Not a humanities major, but in terms of courseload, for each course in my major I expected to do roughly 10 hours a week of work outside of class for a B and roughly 20 hours a week for an A. How does that compare with the amount of work you're doing for the class?",
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jcl1g1zx7zjo | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "Others have commented on most of these things, but a quick question for you: Are you front loading your questions in the emails? ie are you stating your request right at the start? So, for example, email 2 should have begun with, \"I would like to meet with you in office hours to discuss my research proposal. When would be a good time?\" You can then ramble on about whatever you like in a separate paragraph, but if that question was buried in a big paragraph, chances are he never saw it. Busy professors do not have good reading comprehension of emails in my experience. Front load what you want to happen.",
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"content": "My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails??",
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"content": "There seems to be a lot of comments saying this is a reasonable workload. I don't doubt this may be the case on some locations/fields, but this doesn't match up with my experience at all. In my undergrad I had a humanities major and a STEM major, and I almost never did any readings (some classes assigned them, but the material just repeated the lectures / were not covered in the final); in fact there was one semester when I had *more* readings from STEM classes. For my grad classes (also humanities) I actually have readings, but the usual workload is around two papers per week, each of them usually not more than ~40-50 pages, often less. I've had a class with 4-5 papers per week, and those could end up being closer to OP's 150, but I still don't think I've had anything near 250 in that class. So without knowing the OP's exact field and location, I don't think we can say this is too heavy just yet.",
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jcl1g1m8m9s7 | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | [
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"content": "My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails??",
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"content": "You’ve gotten many helpful responses here. I’ll just add one important point and two minor ones. It doesn’t matter that you’re at a small school and you assume he has fewer students. **Students aren’t the only people emailing us.** As faculty, we receive daily emails from: **1)** current undergraduate students, **2)** former undergraduate students, **3)** current graduate students, **4)** former graduate students, **5)** prospective undergrad advisees and prospective graduate students, **6)** colleagues in our department, **7)** our department chair, **8)** colleagues at our institution but in other departments, **9)** colleagues at different universities, **10)** academic journal editors, **11)** edited collections editors, **12)** professional organizations, **13)** conference organizers, **14)** conference participants if we’ve organized a panel/event, **15)** department administrators, **16)** department committee heads, **17)** university committee heads, **18)** university president/chancellor, **19)** general university newsletter, **20)** university office of the registrar, **21)** department and university IT, **22)** university presses, **23)** news outlets/other media if we have a public scholar profile, **24)** 50 TRILLION EMAILS about COVID and online/hybrid/F2F teaching... Honestly, the list goes on. We deal with this mostly unnecessary glut of information on top of our actual research, teaching, service, and family life. (As a side note, keep in mind that you probably don’t know his teaching load or the number of students in each class. It’s also often the case that at small schools, students email professors **more** frequently precisely because classes are more intimate.) You wrote in another response to someone “I don't want to schedule office hours just to chat.” If it’s not worth dropping by office hours, it’s not worth sending an email (unless you’re okay with not receiving a response. Sometimes it’s just satisfying to share a cool link). I care deeply about my students, but we’re not friends. It also kind of sounds like **you may be front-loading all your “chat” in the emails**, which he’d only be skimming, and **making it hard to see whether you have an actual, urgent question** that only he can answer. 250 pages/a week for a senior research seminar is normal, especially if some of it, as you say, is not actual reading but related media. And I agree with others he’s aware you’re crushing and wants to shut it down. There’s nothing shameful about your feelings. But know that good professors—who understand the asymmetrical power dynamic at play—enforce healthy boundaries. Take care.",
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"content": "My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails??",
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"content": "I can't directly speak about the reading. But I can for the emails. It is completely possible that your professor either missed those emails (but they did get to his inbox) or ment to respond but forgot or didn't get them. You are right that your emails didn't always have action items. Additionally, I've had profs not respond until the second or third email (reminders of the original email and content, not entirely new content like yours). Since you do have a class, I would approach your prof to discuss either setting up a meeting or to answer quick questions about an assignment or reading. If a longer discussion develops from those questions, great! For example, the additional info you sent in the third email would be a good opener. Just asking that they did receive would be appropriate. Even checking they received the second email and asking again to schedule a office meeting to go over it more (if necessary) also works. The content of the third email is a bit more problematic. Complaining about the amount of reading is going to bring up questions about you succeeding in a grad level course. To overcome this, I'd ask for reading strategies to help you handle the increased reading load for this class or future classes. Not responding to emails isn't personal. People miss emails or think they responded but didn't (had that happen). Learning to handle it is important.",
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