<![CDATA[I am leaving the university system, possibly forever, at the end of this month.]]>I am leaving the university system, possibly forever, at the end of this month. I will be living in the woods, studying mathematics and (hopefully) farming enough to survive. I have posted an essay explaining why I'm doing this on my website:

Leaving the university

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fac19cfa-b68c-49b3-a64b-e6db292189db/i-am-leaving-the-university-system-possibly-forever-at-the-end-of-this-month.RSS for NodeSun, 05 Apr 2026 18:37:35 GMTThu, 02 Apr 2026 21:28:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I am leaving the university system, possibly forever, at the end of this month. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:21:53 GMT]]>@caten @Uair Looking forward to hearing more about your farming endeavors! And best wishes on your new journey.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Caseydunham/statuses/116337443714380386https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Caseydunham/statuses/116337443714380386Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:21:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am leaving the university system, possibly forever, at the end of this month. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:06:37 GMT]]>@caten I look forward to your farming adventures. I hope it brings you joy and peace and also a little more freedom to go down the branches of mathematics academia might not allow.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/solderandchaos/statuses/116337383696800733https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/solderandchaos/statuses/116337383696800733Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:06:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am leaving the university system, possibly forever, at the end of this month. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:00:52 GMT]]>@caten Thanks for writing that up, and sharing it. The line about "wealthy white men with tenure complaining" hits hard, and rightly so. I hope things will be so much better for you after this change!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/nilesjohnson/statuses/116337361034910080https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/nilesjohnson/statuses/116337361034910080Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:00:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am leaving the university system, possibly forever, at the end of this month. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:56:43 GMT]]>@caten
Good luck, I hope things work out the way you want.

Or if they don't, please don't hesitate to then find something that *does* work for you.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/dougmerritt/statuses/116337344724777894https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/dougmerritt/statuses/116337344724777894Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:56:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am leaving the university system, possibly forever, at the end of this month. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:55:50 GMT]]>@kate @Broadfork Thanks! I'll be sure to post about it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/caten/statuses/116337341251803407https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/caten/statuses/116337341251803407Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:55:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am leaving the university system, possibly forever, at the end of this month. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:42:22 GMT]]>@caten The fediverse has other enthusiasts living in the woods. You can look for your people with the free hashtags. , , .

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://epicure.social/users/Pollinators/statuses/116337288342371782https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://epicure.social/users/Pollinators/statuses/116337288342371782Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:42:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am leaving the university system, possibly forever, at the end of this month. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:38:30 GMT]]>@caten good on ya

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/cpkimber/statuses/116337273097298460https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/cpkimber/statuses/116337273097298460Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:38:30 GMT