tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230355680661017989.post1665063164120866031..comments2018-11-10T08:52:13.906-08:00Comments on On the Road to Liberation: Progressive Academics vs Anti-Progressive AcademicsDavid Sztybel, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01791831843665208484noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230355680661017989.post-5198489898052817982012-05-01T08:01:09.532-07:002012-05-01T08:01:09.532-07:00"Alex Hershaft, at the conference AR 2010 in ..."Alex Hershaft, at the conference AR 2010 in Washington D.C., told his audience that you should not go to graduate school, implying that it is a waste of time, and one should instead become an activist - presumably of the sort he wishes to model."<br /><br />I think Alex Hershaft has a simplistic of view of activism then. Being an activist is not only to give leaflets (although this activity is very important, of course). <br /><br />I know several activists with a PhD degree that have a lot of influence on other people, and they would have less influence if they didn't have a PhD degree. I know another activists who get a good job due to their PhD degree, so they can donate more money.Daniel Doradohttp://www.abogadodeanimales.comnoreply@blogger.com