oh i still have a linkedin account under my deadname?? kinda wanna chew out the people i knew in college for helping keep me in the closet and wouldn't mind burning any last bridges i have to academic or public sector work

everyone i went to school with has still been updating their linkedins this pandemic which tells me everything i need to know: these were never my people. i was right all along to sense i never belonged there

if we're mutuals on here and you post a lot about academic/public works topics please don't take this personally but i'd rather spend every single day of the rest of my working life with food service workers

to be clear this is not a "i'd rather do [unenjoyable thing]" bit. i sincerely think modern academia and state/state-adjacent institutions create poorly-adjusted adults