I can only speak from my experience; and it seems perfectly reasonable for me to do so.
I think the motivation "to be a better researcher" is quite narcissistic (in a mild sense) in the first place. It's what produces such contention in similar software engineering groups.
There is no conflict between this motivation and my description of the psychology of people that tend to persue PhDs.
I think the motivation "to be a better researcher" is quite narcissistic (in a mild sense) in the first place. It's what produces such contention in similar software engineering groups.
There is no conflict between this motivation and my description of the psychology of people that tend to persue PhDs.