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<blockquote data-quote="Phoenix" data-source="post: 668475" data-attributes="member: 7685">Yeah I know many people in Australia who just kind of 'carried on' into higher degrees instead of manning-up and getting a real job. Generally the top of the class group. They see more value in upholding their 'I'm so smart' ego and their 'good grades are what matters most' philosophy that they throw their lives away into the obscurity of some academic department somewhere. Very few will ever become professors - it's mostly about their concurrent big intellectual egos and lack of masculinity, ambition, and assertiveness. I noticed that the best performers, in terms of actual success, were the 50-80% group (on average), and especially people who were investing significant time in social activities, networking, and career preparation work. Were it not for the tiny minority of cases where I saw a PhD successfully used (not used in Australia of course), I'd go as far as to say 'PhDs are for adults, who want to remain children, by forever staying in school'.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Phoenix, post: 668475, member: 7685"] Yeah I know many people in Australia who just kind of 'carried on' into higher degrees instead of manning-up and getting a real job. Generally the top of the class group. They see more value in upholding their 'I'm so smart' ego and their 'good grades are what matters most' philosophy that they throw their lives away into the obscurity of some academic department somewhere. Very few will ever become professors - it's mostly about their concurrent big intellectual egos and lack of masculinity, ambition, and assertiveness. I noticed that the best performers, in terms of actual success, were the 50-80% group (on average), and especially people who were investing significant time in social activities, networking, and career preparation work. Were it not for the tiny minority of cases where I saw a PhD successfully used (not used in Australia of course), I'd go as far as to say 'PhDs are for adults, who want to remain children, by forever staying in school'. [/QUOTE]

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