I love this discussion. I hold a bachelors in Communications/Journalism, as well as a law degree, but made a midlife career pivot from corporate management into literary criticism and US history (non-law related). I struggle with how to accurately identify myself, while not "underselling." The imposter syndrome is real in some spaces, while in others, I am embarrassed by my company. For example, I read a social media post from a literary influencer this week who, in a multi-post analysis of a popular novel, writes without a hint of shame that she "skip-read" large sections on the way to her conclusions. This, I think, is the equivalent of your "shallow, click-bait" content creators, though I suspect this person would argue otherwise. For me, I've settled on "independent scholar and critic," but I would be mortified if I learned that those with whom I share interests and space feel about me the way I feel about The Skip-Reader.
Thank you! And I am a fan for what it is worth and do not find anything shallow about what you bring to the table.
Keep being authentic I think is the only way to operate. I haven’t been perfect and I try to own up to it when I make a mistake. And try to remember to tell that imposter friend of ours to take a long vacation! ;)
I love this discussion. I hold a bachelors in Communications/Journalism, as well as a law degree, but made a midlife career pivot from corporate management into literary criticism and US history (non-law related). I struggle with how to accurately identify myself, while not "underselling." The imposter syndrome is real in some spaces, while in others, I am embarrassed by my company. For example, I read a social media post from a literary influencer this week who, in a multi-post analysis of a popular novel, writes without a hint of shame that she "skip-read" large sections on the way to her conclusions. This, I think, is the equivalent of your "shallow, click-bait" content creators, though I suspect this person would argue otherwise. For me, I've settled on "independent scholar and critic," but I would be mortified if I learned that those with whom I share interests and space feel about me the way I feel about The Skip-Reader.
Thank you! And I am a fan for what it is worth and do not find anything shallow about what you bring to the table.
Keep being authentic I think is the only way to operate. I haven’t been perfect and I try to own up to it when I make a mistake. And try to remember to tell that imposter friend of ours to take a long vacation! ;)