Although this is a good representation of a Ph.D. contribution, I don't think this is the point of the current debate. I would be perfectly happy to have made a

Although this is a good representation of a Ph.D. contribution, I don't think this is the point of the current debate. I would be perfectly happy to have made a dent in the knowledge circle and I think it would be worth the sacrifice, from a knowledge perspective. The problem is that you sacrifice a lot to make that dent and you often don't see the benefits (e.g., an interesting job). It's another story for the supervisor though...