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What is it like to attend a predatory conference? (www.nature.com)
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[–] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like them because so long as it's paid for by work it's just a paid vacation, you don't really need to attend anything, just go to some museums, use your allowance to get some food. Nobody asks questions.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Exactly. Pay for your own vacation.

Edit: Sorry, on re-reading, I think I missed a sarcasm cue.