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[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Western academia is a joke.

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

7(!) years. Wtf. I hope there are not many data points there.

[–] curmudgeonthefrog@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Well, eventually you get to Ted Streleski with the ball-peen hammer at the end of the bell curve

[–] micnd90@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

My PhD took 8 years. The last 2 years I had on and off funding. My PI did his best to scrounge and move money around but there will be months where I don't get paid. As such, I had to work part-time in Fedex warehouse and university climbing gym to pay the bill while writing my thesis.

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Fuck, the Y axis is a delta... 7 years of continuously increasing the dosage. But it seems like you're finally gonna reach the inflection point. Good luck buddy