It’s a nice idea that you’re going to help the boundary of human knowledge expand but I don’t think infinite progress is the right model. All the evidence sho

It’s a nice idea that you’re going to help the boundary of human knowledge expand but I don’t think infinite progress is the right model. All the evidence shows that fields are completely ignorant of each other and reinvent the basic solutions. This coincides with the theory that cohorts of experts develop expertise which is not transferrable. Watch as ML rediscovers harmonic analysis while awarding plenty of Phds to those involved. Rediscovery is a great thing. You bring new meaning and context. I’s just not “expanding circle of knowledge” More likely is you will dig further down the track of the fads your advisor is into. The trend will be forgotten in a few decades, with a small change of unforeseen utility later. And its contribution will be to your personal life. The model proposed is also lacking in ambition because historically PhDs were significant.