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by avh02 2560 days ago
On the flipside, I went back to uni after a few years working - it felt like I was producing stuff that just gets marked and thrown in the trash - time invested felt like it didn't have much value other than producing a mark. It was demoralizing.

But that was an MSc, not PhD or something where your research is more likely to have output/outcome.