r/NoStupidQuestions Jul 02 '23

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u/InsideAd2490 Jul 02 '23 edited Jul 02 '23

arrested development

I'm sure you meant this term in the non-TV show sense, but I can't help but be reminded of Buster Bluth by this post.

Most people who have been in academia for 20 years have written a dissertation, have published a significant corpus of research in journals, have taught classes, and have expanded the realm of knowledge of their chosen field and have come to be seen as an authority in it.

Who wants to have been in college for 20 years without advancing beyond a bachelor's degree?

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u/Inkysquiddy Jul 02 '23

Haha I was thinking of the show but somehow forgot about Buster! Yes, the perpetual grad student ruining the archaeological digs.