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Where's OUR avalance of wtf?

Mindhacks recently posted about the "giant avalanche of wtf" that ensues if you Google "says psychologist." Clearly, someone needed to Google "says sociologist."

Here's the top 10:

1. Turkish Public Mostly Against Establishing Relations with Armenia, says sociologist
2. Climate change offers Europe a chance to change the way the world solves problems by drawing in poorer countries, says sociologist
3. "Make no mistake, there is a new economy," says sociologist
4. Puppy love should be avoided 'to make later relationships easier', says sociologist
5. Turkish Schools World's Most Global Movement, says sociologist
6. Americans Lack Family Time, says sociologist
7. Sex workers are not always victims, says sociologist
8. Race not a Black and White Issue, says Sociologist
9. Young people return to church, says sociologist
10. "Indulto law works," says sociologist

Hmmm...seems like sociologists don't quite get the same avalanche of wtf. Clearly we are more awesome than psychologists. Right?

Right???

Soft Years

It is not uncommon for sociology PhD candidates to take what is called a "soft year" on the market. Basically, your first year on the market is spent applying only to a careful selection of departments whose ranks you reallyreallyreally want to join. After getting all those rejections out of the way, you wait a year and try again--this time casting the net more widely.

This is my soft year.

From here on out it shall be referenced as TP Soft. Because (a) I think tp is a good tangential reference for this year's abysmal job market, and (b) my soft year is more than just soft. It's quilted, for extra softeness:

You see, dear reader, I am only applying for one job this year. One position. One department.

One.

And as much as I would really like this job, I know my chances are slim. My application is submitted. The voodoo doll has been given offerings of chocolate and wine.

And now I wait.