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I know several doctors who are going to laugh, then cry, then consider when I show them this.

[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

This is pretty much how I left academia lol, took me 10 years to build a lab and get a tenure (european citizenship, with social benefits and stuff), regret nothing.

[–] aeshna_cyanea@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Wait did you quit after 10 years or did you quit and then restart

[–] CuriousRefugee@discuss.tchncs.de 63 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Newton's blessings on everyone!

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Ibn Al-Haytham be with you

Edit: and I suppose the traditional response would be "and Popper with you"

[–] skhayfa@lemmy.world 36 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

As dark as it is many scientists have really thought about that.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 12 points 14 hours ago

i know of at least one academic who runs an only fans with her husband for basically this reason

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 26 points 20 hours ago

This... might just be the only way to get funding now

[–] Didros@beehaw.org 15 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Not gonna lie, every day after work as I sit in traffic I think about joining the handlers out tge window

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It won't pay enough to cover your bills, but as supplemental income it could work.

[–] Didros@beehaw.org 1 points 10 hours ago

Sadly if I got a single $20 bill in an hour on the road I would be quite ahead over an hour of work

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 11 points 20 hours ago

True, true.