Could you provide a bit more —such as the subject matter (e.g., computer science, engineering, biology) or any authors you remember? This would help me track down the exact paper for you.
: There is a French Netflix comedy series called Shafted , which explores midlife crises and toxic masculinity. Reviews suggest the concept looked good "on paper" but struggled in execution. ShaftHD
However, searching for "shafted" and "paper" brings up several unrelated but interesting results that might be what you're thinking of: Could you provide a bit more —such as