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Jun 7Liked by Steven Schwartz

A masterly guide to academic one-upmanship. If at times it seems to be trying cover all bases, why not!

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It’s the end of satire. It’s impossible to exaggerate enough!

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Thanks Andrew. I will do my best to avoid hemlock.

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Jun 7·edited Jun 7

Brilliantly explains why I miserably failed as an academic. 🤣

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A sage and instructive guide. In any other era, we might have thought it to be wonderfully acerbic satire, but alas… the advice you give would actually advance careers today.

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Fantastic Steven. Aristophanes would be proud. Mastering the art of the 'just and unjust argument' is very Socratic.

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