It's all really tiring, isn't it?
Happy Friday, to all! This past week - well, even a few weeks before that, if we're really counting - I've been contemplating my academic work. Part of it is because I am working on one collaboration with some really awesome folks, and reading proofs for another collab from last summer (that should be published later this year). However, it's worth noting that all of these academic pursuits are hobbies for me, so it takes time off other hobbies. They are not things that I can do as part of my regular work (I am not a faculty member). Part of this introspection is because I was updating my Academic CV for a teaching gig I might apply to (another part of the hobby, but this one pays at least), and I realized that I've done quite a few things in the past couple of years that fit into this particular hobby category, and also fit pretty much in the "life of an academic" category. So, what's changed? To cut to the chase, Trump, and Musk,... and their demen...