"The purpose of academia is to open up new Chrome…

People who do computer research tend to open very many browser tabs. This was posted on X/Twitter by Neil Renic on November 30, 2025, and it received over 55,000 likes:

“The purpose of academia is to open up new Chrome tabs until you die.”

Wikipedia: Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google. It was launched in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox.

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Neil Renic
@NC_Renic
The purpose of academia is to open up new Chrome tabs until you die
5:52 PM · Nov 30, 2025

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onionweigher 🧅⚖️
@onionweigher
there is no purpose to academia, it makes you open tabs until you go insane and die but that will still never fulfill the requirements of academia
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Neil Renic
@NC_Renic
Nov 30
The purpose of academia is to open up new Chrome tabs until you die
1:49 AM · Dec 1, 2025

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hudhaifah ibn al-yamani
@hudhaifa_Huzzy
The purpose of academia is to open up new Chrome tabs until you die.
@NC_Renic
2:59 AM · Dec 1, 2025

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Lingfeng Ge
@LingfengGe
Or Edge tabs
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Neil Renic
@NC_Renic
Nov 30
The purpose of academia is to open up new Chrome tabs until you die
5:49 AM · Dec 1, 2025

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12/01/25
The purpose of academia is to open up new Chrome tabs until you die

“The purpose of academia is to open up new Chrome tabs until you die”