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phd and academia is a terrible career choice of you want to be wealthy. even most "rich professors" could make much more in industry. this career only makes sen
by sieste 3y ago
phd and academia is a terrible career choice of you want to be wealthy. even most "rich professors" could make much more in industry. this career only makes sense once you factor in the value of working on your own interesting and diverse problems, being surrounded by curious and intelligent people, while enjoying the freedom of developing your research into whatever direction you please. and this starts as a phd student. if, as an academic, you ever feel like you don't have most of these benefits, while not making enough money to get by, you should leave.
- pbj1968 3y agoYeah, that’s a nice load of bibble babble “we punish you for doing things you find interesting” crap. I didn’t say “make them rich” I am arguing that we need to make this financially viable if we expect our objective best to pursue it. $80k? $90k? Those would be a good start.