• cabron_offsets@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    lol bruh. I couldn’t get my job without my PhD because of bullshit elitism, but fuck if I give a damn about 1-electron transfers n shit. I make money by handling money and writing code. Worked out handsomely for me.

    Like Nas says: go legit. Believe in yoself. Live the life you deserve.

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      6 months ago

      As someone in an important position once said to me, having a PhD shows that you have frustration tolerance.

      • VeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        This angle would be akin to saying that a PhD degree is like having tattoos and other body modifications on your brain and probably on your cardiac muscle.

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        I don’t have an advanced degree but that’s higher education in general, isn’t it? Just a bunch of hoops to jump through for the sole purpose of proving that you’re willing and able to jump through hoops. And yet nobody has ever asked to see my diploma in 20+ years of working.

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          6 months ago

          And you could be doing fine, but still get kicked out due to politics, your PI getting canned, etc… ugh.