[_e]

This is why it is so important to have the courage to get up and leave. If one has been successfully sidelined then, yes, they will become an actual pariah because they feel like they have to explain everything that they do and will continue to do so because they feel like no one is acknowledging them. This is part of the gaslighters trap.

It should not be a surprise that there are some who might feel threatened by people who want to challenge the status quo in search of the truth or constantly push their mental and physical limits.

[zomglings]

As the academic job market gets more and more competitive, in group vs. out group dynamics get stronger and stronger and stronger.

And yet so many of my classmates from graduate school (mathematics) prefer to live through "visiting assistant professor" hell than make the transition into technology, where they would do very well!

I never really thought of it as a matter of courage, but maybe it is.

[ta988]

Do very well in what sense? Money?

[zomglings]

Money, mental health.