[bithive123]

I see this a lot with new programmers that come to work for us. Many of them understandably think that some of our practices are obviously wrong and should be changed, but few of them figure out how to be effective in spite of the obvious correctness of their opinions.

[timr]

Yep, agreed. It's a youthful affliction, and it isn't specific to PhD programs.

Time either beats it out of you, or you become this very pathetic, unfortunate sort of character as you get older. There are few things sadder than adults who blame the world for being insufficient for their needs.

[djillionsmix]

Well that was an uninspired display of passive-aggressive ad hominem and cliche.

[nileshtrivedi]

One can complain AND work on fixing things at the same time.