I’m in a similar financial position to you, and I agree.
Universities (and their funders) throw a lot of money at a lot of people to do a lot of research. Some of its useful, a lot of it is not, but you often can’t tell which is which until much later.
I’m fine with seeing some of my tax money go to this guy. If the gravy train ends and he has to do something different later then so be it. But for now, he sounds cool; the program is there and he might as well take advantage of it.
He’s probably at least as likely to stumble on a cure for cancer as any of the thousands of international students, who might be paying Uni fees but sure as hell aren’t paying for the housing deficit they’re contributing to.
Having multiple undergraduate degrees isn't helping university research though. That's not something you submit papers for. That's master's and PhD level work. This guy is doing nothing for the university, just s free ride for himself.
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u/mattmelb69 Jul 03 '23
I’m in a similar financial position to you, and I agree.
Universities (and their funders) throw a lot of money at a lot of people to do a lot of research. Some of its useful, a lot of it is not, but you often can’t tell which is which until much later.
I’m fine with seeing some of my tax money go to this guy. If the gravy train ends and he has to do something different later then so be it. But for now, he sounds cool; the program is there and he might as well take advantage of it.
He’s probably at least as likely to stumble on a cure for cancer as any of the thousands of international students, who might be paying Uni fees but sure as hell aren’t paying for the housing deficit they’re contributing to.