Post B6Qv1oWHS9o3fz10N6 by lethalbit@chaos.social
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 (DIR) Post #B6Qv1oWHS9o3fz10N6 by lethalbit@chaos.social
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       Every so often my brain goes "Hey, wouldn't it be fun to get a PhD?" and I have to remind it that I do not have the funds nor spoons for that, and also I am far too dumb, lol
       
 (DIR) Post #B6QvYkdeu51rCCAjNA by North@chaos.social
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       @lethalbit After speaking at a conference at MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms a few years ago and getting a tour of Neil Gershenfeld's lab, I spent about a week wondering if I should enter academia. Talking with a few folks in the system pretty quickly extinguished that fire for me.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6Qvl3OoyfWOr869g0 by lethalbit@chaos.social
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       @North yeah.....
       
 (DIR) Post #B6QyibSsAOYjV9W4vo by labtoast@social.nouveau.community
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       @lethalbit```CTX:> PhD dropout hereOUT:> The funds are actually usually not an issue, typically you'll TA and work in a lab and THEY pay YOU to get your PhD in return.OUT:> The spoons though, are very important to manage.OUT:> Advisor-dependent, but it's much more than a full-time job in my experience.OUT:> They expect you to dedicate the bulk of your life to research, and that's not something that very many people can handle.```