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Comment by thrownaway98723

This is all very valid, thank you.

I got my PhD to make a difference. I'm worried that my university, which btw is partnered with one of the largest investment firms in the world, only wants to hoard this idea, and has no genuine desire to foster the technology into the world.

I also got my PhD to lend myself legitimacy, which can then be used to make money, which can then be used to usher in a better future. I've tried the ascetic path, but I felt isolated and like I was shying away from the world.

There is a bit of a chip on my shoulder as well. I think this university is a moral failure, and I feel like they are trying to screw me over every chance they get. The last thing I want to see is my idea being stolen and hoarded by this place. I'd rather die on that hill then just hand it over.

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