Here in Germany, studying at most public universities is practically free and Phd students (in the natural sciences and engineering) are paid for their work, wh

Here in Germany, studying at most public universities is practically free and Phd students (in the natural sciences and engineering) are paid for their work, while research groups are generally underfunded. It doesn't matter if you just add a little more to an already large electricity bill. You are stealing money from an organization that is set up to benefit the common good. I'm so glad that I never had to "give the bitcoin talk" to somebody when I was still doing computer admin as part of my Phd contract.