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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 1 week ago

I played the game for a long time. Then I went to industry and never looked back.

I totally, totally get people who stay in academia. I've had and in a way still have the dream. But: the struggle is just as bad if not worse than industry, while the money in industry is much, much better.