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1. rrr_oh_man · 1790805439 · focus · HN ↗

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   1. LtWorf · 1790806709 · focus · HN ↗

      If you can't detail why it's bad in any shorter form than a 90 minutes video, perhaps it's not that bad.

      1. monkpit · 1790813952 · focus · HN ↗

         Agentless passive, hedging, zombie nouns. It’s the type of writing that’s meant to meet a word count.

         1. amemi · 1790818596 · focus · HN ↗

            But that does not seem to be related to academics, as GP called it.

            Perhaps it is the contrast of "freely recommending" and "always should be considered carefully"?

            Or taking a larger leap: the awkwardness of saying how hard (isolating) it is to do a PhD in an unfamiliar country, then saying that you enjoyed it, but others should consider it carefully?

      2. r_lee · 1790819897 · focus · HN ↗

         I would have to agree with the guy, I mean:

         "And so, while I overall very much enjoyed my time there and have freely recommended it to many people, the decision to pursue a PhD in Japan should always be considered carefully."

         literally sounds like "as an AI model..." type of disclaimer or padding

         like, who isn't going to carefully consider on how/where to do their PhD?

         1. LtWorf · 1790837560 · focus · HN ↗

            I agree with you. But I will point out you wrote it without needing to spam your own 90 minutes video.

            1. rrr_oh_man · 1790842287 · focus · HN ↗

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