The life of a junior researcher is not easy at all. The closure of Econoclasm sadly supports that fact. The harder part for me, however, is in getting the navigation when sailing in this vast ocean. I remember when I first tried to get started with my prospectus, I set out with an ambitious title, "Dissecting XXX". Not long after that, I had toned down a bit to "Understanding XXX". Now I probably can only say, "Can we say something about XXX?"
It is not that we, graduate students and junior faculty alike, don't have the ability or the potential to do something great. We just don't know how receptive the audience will be and probably don't know what obstacles we will face when we progress along. A guiding or whipping hand is what we desperately need at this juncture. To be honest, I don't mind the struggle, as long as I know I am moving forward.
Having said that, I am still pretty upset every time I read an article by some big name only to find the stupidity behind it. How can they publish an article that is only a collection of meaningless regressions? Just because he is ZZZ?
Unless I cross over to the other side and become a master myself, I will always be rancorous toward that.
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