I was a Computer Vision Phd student until I dropped out in 2007. I wasn't very good, but a lot of what he says now was also true back then too. A field lacking

I was a Computer Vision Phd student until I dropped out in 2007. I wasn't very good, but a lot of what he says now was also true back then too. A field lacking any agreed on underlying theory, driven by fads, un-reproducable papers, massive volumes of forgettable papers by an inexplicably growing population of CV researchers with dim professional prospects. Yet there are still people out there working against the tide trying to find a 'unified' theory of what's going on, granted with limited success or support. Some argued at the time that the problem is simply too difficult to tackle with our statistical 'tricks' and computing power. It's somewhat disheartening that folks are still grumbling about the same things 10 years after I left.