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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I think general perception is that those PhDs that fail to get tenure, are not really creme of the crop. Also their thesis scope is too narrow, and may miss the big picture.
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PhD just allows you to apply for academic jobs. The best from top schools get tenure-track assistant profs, then among these, the best who publish get promoted to associate profs with tenure, and so on. A PhD alone just means you're a little higher than a uni grad. So not all PhDs are equal. Public service differentiates all of these