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Well, it is titled "on becoming a great scientist," not "on playing the academic system for adequate remuneration and a tenure track position." Great scientists are the same kinds of people and they do the same kinds of things, it's just now becoming a great scientist is not a path to feeding a family.

What's the difference between a math phd and a large pizza?

A large pizza feeds a family of four^H^H^H^H two.

I need to make adjustments for pizza inflation too, even though it still beats out the phd. How depressing.

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