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Re:Ask HN: Will getting a PhD lead to a more interesting life? by mrlala on Monday September 30, 2019 @09:32AM (#21115137)
Well if it has no value to industry, chances are it has no real value to history/humankind other than "oh that's kind of interesting"
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Re:Ask HN: Will getting a PhD lead to a more interesting life? by PyroLagus on Monday September 30, 2019 @10:02AM (#21115435)
Value isn't always apparent immediately. Quantum theory seemed largely useless, but now it's useful in computing.
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Re:Ask HN: Will getting a PhD lead to a more interesting life? by klyrs on Monday September 30, 2019 @12:48PM (#21117254)
> ... but now it's useful in computing.

I do hope you're not referring to the google leak. That result is merely unreproducible with classical computers. It isn't currently useful for anything except PR.

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Re:Ask HN: Will getting a PhD lead to a more interesting life? by imtringued on Monday September 30, 2019 @07:17PM (#21120567)
Unless you mean something very specific by "Quantum theory" I don't understand how you can even make that statement about such a broad topic. Quantum mechanics are extremely useful.
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