case: ([ Kyouya; Eh? ])
Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2008-01-19 05:32 pm

[ SECRET POST #379 ]


⌈ Secret Post #379 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Remember, longer posts starting next week (although we probably won't get a whole 700 anyway). Going to try the full post first, then split it in half if it takes too long for people (probably a poll on this later). Let's try it first to see if it needs fixing before fixing it, and stuff. Uhhh --

Also, remember that secrets starting next week have to be 600x600 or less! And another option for making your image files smaller in file size for everyone's page-loading convenience has been suggested here.

Thanks to everyone who's responded!

Secrets Left to Post: 13 pages, 301 secrets from Secret Submission Post #055.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, [ 1 2 ] not!secrets, [ 1 2 3 ] not!fandom, [ 1 ] too big.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Sunday, January 20th, 2008.
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

43 OP

(Anonymous) 2008-01-21 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
My goodness. Let me begin by saying thank you for such a well-written and understanding reply.

I assure you that I appreciate the time and effort that goes into a Ph.D., and I am more than willing to put all I have into the acquisition of those academic credentials. While I take the concession that I am currently an undergraduate student, the time required for such advanced degrees is both irrelevant and significant to me. The time is significant, because I am constantly aware of my own mortality; the time is irrelevant, because academia is simply my life.

In your description, you mentioned five to six years per Ph.D. Understanding the current life expectancies, I'm given to believe that it is quite feasible to attain those credentials under normal human circumstances. Also, I find myself particularly suited to this task as I do not partake of any recreational activities. Any activity I undertake must better myself or humanity in very marked ways. This is why I cannot "play." There is simply too much work to be done.

However, let it not be said that I am a humorless person. I have a reputation for being very kind, considerate, and understanding. A person would find it very difficult to become angry at me. (I am speaking, of course, in matters of face-to-face interaction. I'm afraid the same sentiments do not carry over text.)

At the risk of delving into personal details which I am sure you do not wish to hear, I have different identities that may take over my consciousness at any given time. One of those identities is a very lonely one that happened to produce the secret you see above and submit it. For that, I apologize: I do not have any intention of being in a relationship with anyone.

Thank you for your time, and I wish you luck in your academic progress.

Re: 43 OP

(Anonymous) 2008-01-22 06:35 am (UTC)(link)

In general in academia you're hired to be a specialist of some sort, and three doctorates would just be splitting your focus in a way that would complicate any attempts to find an academic job. In addition, unless you're independently wealthy you'll find it very difficult to pay for a second Ph.D., let alone a third, as departments tend not to fund people they see as "academic malingerers" (a.k.a. the eternal grad student).

Re: 43 OP

[identity profile] luckypagoda.livejournal.com 2008-01-23 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh ... my, you seem like a very dedicated person. I'm also in the academic field, and it's very difficult to see anyone getting three Ph.D.s. But don't let that stop you! If your life's work is interdisciplinary, and you have a good source of funding, go ahead! That's every acadmic's dream.