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		badrabbit on May 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: So much of academia is about connections and reput... Mixed experience here. Technical breadth has helped me a lot,but relationships helped me more. They're not mutually exclusive. If I had barely enough technical skills though,no relationship can save me.

N1H1L on May 16, 2020 [–]

Yes. Too much networking without any technical accomplishments can often backfire.

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