A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments

Re:A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments by ska on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @02:59PM (#36960799)

This assumes everyone's primary motivation is $, which just isn't true. I've known super bright and talent people who gone off to wall street or FAANG for big $, but I've also known equally strong people who turned it down for low 6 figures doing the research they wanted to.

In both cases some are very happy with their choice, others not so much.

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Re:A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments by fallingknife on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @03:12PM (#36961023)

I know a super smart PhD who is now a SWE and he would have been ok with the pay, but not the general BS of academia. So even if money isn't the primary motivator, it's still an issue.

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Re:A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments by ska on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @04:01PM (#36961836)

Isn't that sort of what I said? For some people the trade off is worth it, some it isn't. Academia BS vs corporate BS is just one of the aspects.

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