Scott Ma
@scma.bsky.social
Doctorand in History at the University of Zurich🇨🇭. Working on the history of agricultural science in modern Japan & the legacy of Confucian thought. Polyglot and hapless cosmopolitan. Tweets are public reason and not private. Site: https://scott-ma.com
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It’s funny whenever people go like “wow Scott you must really love Japan to spend so much time on it!” No bro I got too deep and now I have sunk cost fallacy
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It’s funny whenever people go like “wow Scott you must really love Japan to spend so much time on it!” No bro I got too deep and now I have sunk cost fallacy
Semester over, now I can spend 150% of my time reading about dead Japanese men
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Semester over, now I can spend 150% of my time reading about dead Japanese men
wtf was Amtrak thinking, what if I don’t want to touch legs with strangers. Are these romance couches or something wtf. Actually every aspect of the design of Amtrak trains makes me want to scream
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
wtf was Amtrak thinking, what if I don’t want to touch legs with strangers. Are these romance couches or something wtf. Actually every aspect of the design of Amtrak trains makes me want to scream
Time of year too cold outside too hot inside
December 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Time of year too cold outside too hot inside
Update I found the quote I was brushing my teeth frustrated when the context suddenly dawned upon me
Spent last hour and a half looking for a quote I swear existed but can’t find anywhere fml guess I’m skipping lunch
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Update I found the quote I was brushing my teeth frustrated when the context suddenly dawned upon me
“Department of death and life studies” is so wild
“What did you study in college”
“Life and death”
?????????
“What did you study in college”
“Life and death”
?????????
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December 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“Department of death and life studies” is so wild
“What did you study in college”
“Life and death”
?????????
“What did you study in college”
“Life and death”
?????????
Spent last hour and a half looking for a quote I swear existed but can’t find anywhere fml guess I’m skipping lunch
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Spent last hour and a half looking for a quote I swear existed but can’t find anywhere fml guess I’m skipping lunch
レスレリ新主人公、性格が油よりも濃く、ギャグが面白い。こんなバカなメーンキャラあまり見たことないかも
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
レスレリ新主人公、性格が油よりも濃く、ギャグが面白い。こんなバカなメーンキャラあまり見たことないかも
Is it even possible to speak five minutes with a British person these days before they start complaining about Labour
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Is it even possible to speak five minutes with a British person these days before they start complaining about Labour
稲造君、数字への気持ちは報われず…悲しい…わしもだよ…
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
稲造君、数字への気持ちは報われず…悲しい…わしもだよ…
Watch me in twenty years I’ll be an actor or something idk you never know I guess
December 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Watch me in twenty years I’ll be an actor or something idk you never know I guess
??? Agriculture ???? ???????
December 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
??? Agriculture ???? ???????
学校しか知らないヒヨッコと同席しても得ること少ないし、ゼミそのものが互いの研究を切磋琢磨という意味で、なんでまともに研究できる人が参加しないの？とアメリカに来てすごい思う
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
学校しか知らないヒヨッコと同席しても得ること少ないし、ゼミそのものが互いの研究を切磋琢磨という意味で、なんでまともに研究できる人が参加しないの？とアメリカに来てすごい思う
アメリカの博士て悪い意味で万年学生だなあ…もうちょい早く学校を卒業させて、その代わりにゼミに博士後の人も入れればもっと役に立つと思うけどなあ
December 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
アメリカの博士て悪い意味で万年学生だなあ…もうちょい早く学校を卒業させて、その代わりにゼミに博士後の人も入れればもっと役に立つと思うけどなあ
European funding so tied to applied research it’s kind of absurd no
December 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
European funding so tied to applied research it’s kind of absurd no
学部時代哲学専攻のダチと違いを褒め合うの思い出すわ。哲学は頭良くていいなあ歴史学実在していいなあああ
December 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
学部時代哲学専攻のダチと違いを褒め合うの思い出すわ。哲学は頭良くていいなあ歴史学実在していいなあああ
来学期哲学の授業やろか
そもそも歴史学って理論的にダメすぎるせいだ
そもそも歴史学って理論的にダメすぎるせいだ
December 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
来学期哲学の授業やろか
そもそも歴史学って理論的にダメすぎるせいだ
そもそも歴史学って理論的にダメすぎるせいだ