MelodicMischief

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What does a PhD mean? in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[โ€“] MelodicMischief@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is from Matt Might, here.

Matt Might, a professor in Computer Science at the University of Utah, created The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D. to explain what a Ph.D. is to new and aspiring graduate students.

Pursuing your passion in c/antiwork@lemmy.world
[โ€“] MelodicMischief@lemmy.ca 132 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This is how I feel reading Oppenheimer's biography. He came from an affluent family and apparently never had to worry about paying the bills, being free to fully dedicate himself to the things that interested him. The guy was a genius, no doubt about that... I just feel that we would have a lot more geniuses out there if we didn't have to work so much in order to enjoy so little.