Agreed on all points. But market action != market forces. I was not persuaded by a disparity between supply and demand in the market to do a PhD. My PhD has a

Agreed on all points. But market action != market forces. I was not persuaded by a disparity between supply and demand in the market to do a PhD. My PhD has a very direct route to helping the world, and I chose it because after about a year of searching I considered it the most efficient way to use my skills to do so. My next move might well be in the for-profit world; Ive seen some very effective stuff happening there. Similarly, the PhD in general doesn't guarantee intellectual freedom, but mine does. This was a major factor in choosing my supervisor (there are ~20 in the consortium I wanted to work in, and I rejected several).