But enough of that! After all this isn't /r/gradschool...
Science vs science for a living: a dilemma
We have established that people leave academia and very often they do have good reasons to do so. What about those who are aware of their precarious situation, but haven't yet given up on their dream of a tenured position, endless riches, and objective truth? Often they will be faced with these two conflicting statements:
(Statement 1) They enjoy sciencing.
(Statement 2) They will eventually have to stop sciencing.
Both statements are true in my case, and I believe for many others too. From here on, I want to explore how to work towards a career in academia, while facing the possibility of having invested many years of your life for naught. I am sure that there are many different ways of doing so, but I want to bring up two examples that I personally really like:
1. This: