I’m working on a Masters degree in Mathematics right now and I’m hoping to study Algebra in a PhD program afterwards. I’ve talked to my professors and advisor, and they’ve given me advice as to good schools to look at, but their experience is very US centric, and if I’m being entirely honest, I want to leave here so bad.
I’m not entirely certain what I’m looking for. I don’t know if it’s a greater sense of community, less insane politics, more commies, or just… An actual chance to help make genuine positive change. It’s probably a mix of all of that and other stuff.
So I guess I’m keeping my question a bit open ended, hoping for thought fodder, and I’m asking here specifically for a uniquely commie perspective. What would you do?
I can only say from the experience of my centrist liberal friend who was getting a PhD in math in Western Europe, the people there were very very conservative, both socially and academically, to a point where he quit it a year or two in and went for an entirely different career.