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My first PhD supervisor tried to erase me in that process. I did not finish with this supervisor lmao. It's OK, I don't really want to be on the one they included me on anyway after I left.
I had to switch supervisors during my PhD. It's a very stressful ordeal. Just know, I know what it's like and I sympathize.
It's sad to see so many problematic people in academia.
I was genuinely surprised when I realized how it is.
Just goes to show high education or intellect can't fix a shitty petty insecure personality.
I always figured people went into academia because they wanted to find answers to the questions. And teach young minds to seek out answers too. That it would be this positive encouragement environment.
Which is what I found while attending community college for my associates and bachelor's at state. Though I did do a lot of those degrees online and night classes.
So I must have been shielded from the toxic aspects.
Extreme jobs attract extreme personalities. Being normal and cool gets you far in these spaces, fortunately. I had lots of people to vouch for me. :)