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[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Nah.

I quit grad school and made 250k in California smoking weed everyday. My postdoc buddies are still stuck in publish or perish and teaching in no name European universities.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can you give me a reference? I too want to make $250k by smoking weed

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Become a Java programmer at a large enterprise

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Oh wow you literally meant smoking weed everyday

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Get good at programming systems that mix audio and control stage lighting, speakers, distortion effects, etc.

The move to California.

[–] Inky@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Leaving academia was definitely one of the best choices I ever made for my (physical, mental and financial) health.

I don't regret doing my PhD, but I definitely spent two years too many on the postdoc treadmill.

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Nah, that's just an integer underflow.

[–] callyral@pawb.social 16 points 1 year ago

-2147483648→+2147483647

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yet you are still a broke ass fuck. You just found salvation in instant ramen.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 13 points 1 year ago

Ramen is a case study to prove the phrase "you can't polish shit" wrong.

[–] Lucien@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hang in there, @fossilesque

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

I cri everitiem

[–] Rudee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Starting now, can't wait for the eternal pressure and existential dread!