I agree that first impressions matter, especially when conferences are also op… · @noahatwhere · TwKit

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I agree that first impressions matter, especially when conferences are also opportunities for networking and job hunting. But I find the idea that suits are universally the safest choice a little strange. At many AI and CS conferences, wearing a full suit might actually make you stand out more than wearing jeans and a clean T-shirt. Academic culture varies enormously across disciplines. And I think we should be careful about turning reasonable advice on professionalism into arbitrary judgments about people's appearance. Of course, dress appropriately, be clean, and respect the occasion. But academia should be one of the last places where we confuse intellectual credibility with conformity to a dress code. A researcher shouldn't have to look like a corporate employee to be taken seriously as a scientist.

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