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PhDs' unfortunately have lost much of their value. - There aren't enough post-doc and tenure positions for the glut of PhDs. - Plagiarism scandals have reduce
by oezi 2y ago
PhDs' unfortunately have lost much of their value.
- There aren't enough post-doc and tenure positions for the glut of PhDs.
- Plagiarism scandals have reduced the public's perception of a PhD to become almost something unprestigous.
- someothherguyy 2y agoThankfully not everyone feels this way, and humanity continues to benefit from the work that PhD holders do.
- oezi 2y agoThat certainly would be nice, but the risk to the individual that they are just exploited on a meagre salary for 3-6 years to only benefit their advisor has become so large that I don't recommend doing a PhD to anyone (or at least think very hard and very diligently investigate the prospective advisor and the faculty). Even if this means we as a society are losing out on scientific discoveries.
- Ekaros 2y agoExploitation doesn't often end at certification. Academic world is very harsh for post-doc too. And permanent positions are rarer than degree holders.
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- CaffeineLD50 2y agoAs AI becomes better the quality of plagiarism should improve. So there's that.
- dyauspitr 2y agoYes exactly. If you’re not a plumber are you even really contributing to human progress.