I have always had a deep distrust for this and you see it everywhere. Jobs (especially academia), online groups, etc. I know the impulse to gain status this way but it is so messy. If you reject this “Good Samaritan” messiness you risk being ostracized by the group. Worth it.
https://twitter.com/RareOats/status/1400482662121447424
The first month on the job when someone reaches out to tell you who to hate is the worst.
I read some advice years ago that said senior academics owe new academics a honeymoon period before they enlist them in their institutional battles.
While we are on the subject, I have also long had a policy of releasing people from choosing my side in one of these conflicts. I tell them that if liking me will cost them something, they should absolutely side with the people who hate me.
Never ever fall on your sword for me. But also don’t ask me for shit. That’s the deal. Some of y’all #onhere can attest to that.
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