Professorship is a weird form of fame: famous among people paid to critique you
prof_kamilov · x · 2026-10-15
Another wry academic-culture observation from the same professor: being a professor is an unusual form of celebrity — you're famous only among people who are professionally obligated to criticize you.
A professor's fame lives entirely among peers and students whose job is to review, challenge, and critique. Pairs neatly with his earlier quip about jealousy being framed as "concern for the field."
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