I was interviewing for PhD programs after working in an neurosci lab all through undergrad. I skipped the 6 years of 20k/year poverty and joined a tech startup

I was interviewing for PhD programs after working in an neurosci lab all through undergrad. I skipped the 6 years of 20k/year poverty and joined a tech startup instead. Several of my friends are in PhD programs, work far harder than me, and are most likely going to be floating around in post-docs for years after. I wish we had a congress that better prioritized science funding - basic research is the foundation for a lot of the advances we make as a society, and it's so stressful to be in academia right now that a lot of extremely talented and skilled people burn out and take industry jobs.