Re:Ask HN: Will getting a PhD lead to a more interesting life?
by UncleMeat on Monday September 30, 2019 @11:37AM
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It's not about money.
The large majority of phds collect fewer than 20 citations. Most papers are ready by only a handful of people. "Screaming into the void" is a pretty accurate representation of many phds (including my own).
The large majority of phds collect fewer than 20 citations. Most papers are ready by only a handful of people. "Screaming into the void" is a pretty accurate representation of many phds (including my own).