I think because socialist politics has finally found its stride in the arena of real politics, it's going to migrate out of academia. The socialist political scene increasingly looks like it's going to have opportunities for new joiners who prove themselves to be effective and reliable. I don't see why "the PhD" would be a seductive prospect at all to anyone other than eccentrics who genuinely want to spend years concentrating on an obscure topic. The way the PhD used to function as a way for young people to hide for a few years from having to do an "Office Space" private sector job becomes obsolete if you can just go work for the Mamdani Admin updating the "bad landlords" database or whatever.
JacobAShell (post dated 2026-08-07) argues socialist politics has "found its…
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JacobAShell argues socialist politics has finally found its stride in real politics and is migrating out of academia, opening entry opportunities for new joiners who prove effective and reliable. He contends the PhD will lose broad appeal—once a refuge from "Office Space" private‑sector jobs—since practical roles, e.g., for the Mamdani Admin updating the "bad landlords" database, are now available.
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JacobAShell (post dated 2026-08-07) argues socialist politics has "found its stride" in real politics and will migrate out of academia, creating practical political career paths for new entrants who prove effective and reliable.
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- He claims the PhD will be attractive only to eccentrics seeking obscure study; its former role as a refuge from "Office Space" private‑sector jobs is obsolete when newcomers can take practical roles like working for the Mamdani Admin updating the "bad landlords" database.