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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Oct-2023 23:17:00 JST nixCraft 🐧

   Marriage v. The Ph.D 😂 https://phdcomics.com

   • KellyAnn Romanych (kellyromanych@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Oct-2023 03:21:01 JST KellyAnn Romanych

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     @nixCraft would be interesting to see the graphic include women as part of the PhD route, not just the marriage part.

   • nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Oct-2023 04:11:31 JST nixCraft 🐧

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     • GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

     @GreenSkyOverMe Added. Thank you :)

   • GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) (greenskyoverme@ohai.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Oct-2023 04:11:32 JST GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

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     @nixCraft
     Image description:

     Marriage vs. PhD
     Typical length:
     7.5 years
     7 years

     Begins with:
     A proposal
     A thesis proposal

     Culminates in a ceremony where you walk down an aisle dressed in a gown: checkmark checkmark

     Usually entered into by:
     Foolish young people in love
     Foolish young people without a job

     50% end in:
     Bitter divorce
     Bitter remorse

     Involves exchange of:
     Vows
     Know-how

     Until death do you part?
     If you're lucky
     If you're lazy

   • Dr. G. Power (gpowerf@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Oct-2023 09:19:06 JST Dr. G. Power

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     @nixCraft been there, done that for both. There's one difference though, the goal is never to finish a marriage till death, however, that doesn't work out the same for a PhD.... although, it might be fun to go on forever.

   • marcthenarc (marcthenarc@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Oct-2023 13:07:23 JST marcthenarc

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     @nixCraft, Statistics that were provided in a popular PhD primer I once had, said that the success rate was 1 in 4. That number was conforting to me later when I quit and convinced myself that it was OK because I was in the majority.

   • JanPV (janpv@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Oct-2023 19:11:58 JST JanPV

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     @nixCraft Not sure you get 7 years in the UK any more. More like 4, maximum. There were a few around in the late 1990s who had already taken 10 years and still not submitted! 😭

   • Tantroo McNally (tantroo_mcnally@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Oct-2023 21:27:30 JST Tantroo McNally

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     @nixCraft and if you are trying to get one and fail or don't fully commit to the ceremony, you're just a bachelor.

   • Will (willa763@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 10:42:56 JST Will

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     @nixCraft I way prefer marriage over grad school any day.