It's such a unique opportunity to talk to over 90k of you who are interested in science and scientists. It's such a broad term isn't it? I spent over 15 years actively studying science but I almost cringe to say I'm a scientist now because it's been a year since I left academia.
The idea that academia is the be all and end all of a scientist is so drilled into our heads that leaving the system feels like a failure. I know the system is rigged against a lot of people who leave, but some of us leave because our passions lie somewhere else.
There are a lot of reasons people aren't recognized as scientists, academics who aren't in STEMM fields like the social sciences & environmental sciences, people who move to industry, heck people who give up science to be stay-at-home moms or dads. WE WILL ALWAYS BE SCIENTISTS.
Our profession is already at high risk of imposter syndrome, depression, and we're destined for poor pay at least once in our lives (likely many,many years), so I say we should OWN being a scientist.
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