Posts by esdalmaijer@mastodon.online
 (DIR) Post #AXeN2PBL8Mg5PiDkJs by esdalmaijer@mastodon.online
       2023-07-13T11:28:27Z
       
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       @john While I genuinely share your frustration, I think it’s also important to consider they’re all just human.  Twitter was only great because of the community on there, and Mastodon simply doesn’t have that same community (yet?). There are also weird interactions with other platforms: when I deleted my Twitter, all my papers’ Altmetric scores suddenly sunk because people’s retweets of mine were now gone and Altmetric noticed. What if your CV needs that?
       
 (DIR) Post #AXeecJB6dDmMRHoiZs by esdalmaijer@mastodon.online
       2023-07-13T14:45:08Z
       
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       @john As an inside observer, I agree. The system is inherently conservative (in the literal sense) because you don’t want to rock the boat on the loooong road to an established position, and when you’re finally there the system-as-is works for you.On top of that, many academics are also somewhat conservative in the political sense because most of them come from relatively wealthy backgrounds. Less affluent people are filtered out through years of precarious and low-pay contracts.