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It's an open secret that industry has always had an upper hand w.r.t funding for PhD's, and post recession, more-so, I guess. Rejecting his PhD- This guy eithe
by darwinGod 16y ago
It's an open secret that industry has always had an upper hand w.r.t funding for PhD's, and post recession, more-so, I guess. Rejecting his PhD- This guy either has plenty of guts, or is nuts. In an age where 'protests', or 'awareness campaign' for most genuine issues translates to sexualization of some kind (breast cancer awareness on FB, PETA etc ) to get the minimum possible traction- - his rejection of a hard-earned PhD puts him on really high pedastal.
Hope his rejection of phd is truly for a valid cause- wish him the best!
- cperciva 16y agoRefusing to accept a piece of paper doesn't mean that he doesn't have a PhD. What he did was a stunt, nothing more.
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- joshes 16y agoTheatrics and stunts, as you put them, can help to raise awareness for causes. Even if he is not quite harmed by his actions, that does not mean that they were for nought. I imagine many who read this article or otherwise heard about this story, such as myself, were unaware of the overall issues that are being protested against.