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    Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 27 Jun 2013

    “Asking a professor whether you should do a PhD is inquiring with a lottery winner on whether you should buy a ticket.” (OH)

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      2. Christopher Zorn‏ @prisonrodeo 27 Jun 2013
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        .@starsandrobots @johnmyleswhite Because it's clearly random. No work, commitment, etc. involved. None. Gotcha.

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      3. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 27 Jun 2013
        Replying to @prisonrodeo

        .@prisonrodeo @johnmyleswhite quote uttered by a year-6 phd dropout

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      1. nic justice‏ @nicxjustice 27 Jun 2013
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        @starsandrobots @DaleJStephens more like asking a ticket seller if you should buy one.

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      1. Taylor Grant‏ @teachbarefoot 14 Jul 2014
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        @starsandrobots @tdhopper hmmm my gut is saying the probabilities are different enough for that to be hyperbole

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      1. eluttner‏ @eluttner 14 Jul 2014
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        @starsandrobots @ShouldYouGetPhD or ask a barber if should get a hair cut

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      1. Robert James‏ @geographer52 29 Jun 2013
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        @starsandrobots worse you are asking the lottery winner who bought the lottery company

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      1. Jon Daniel‏ @bigjondaniel 29 Jun 2013
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        @starsandrobots @risatrix I think it's more like asking a pro baseball player if you should try to play.

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      1. Dr Mahendra G Patel‏ @drmahendrapatel 27 Jun 2013
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        @starsandrobots @drarcox or even those those thinking about pursuing pharmacy as a career asking a pharmacist ?

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      1. omniwired 🤖 🎒 💻‏ @omniwired 27 Jun 2013
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        @starsandrobots @0xabad1dea but when I did that they said just don't. :-(

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      1. Carter T Schonwald‏ @cartazio 27 Jun 2013
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        @starsandrobots fact. Some of them acknowledge it though.

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      1. Tim Hopper‏ @tdhopper 27 Jun 2013
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        @starsandrobots @johnmyleswhite Well said.

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      1. JMOChicago‏ @JMOChicago 27 Jun 2013
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        @starsandrobots @TensorFlux I had famous prof tell me I could teach & do research w/o it, said "why on earth would u want a PhD?!"

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      1. Randy MacLeod‏ @rwmacleod 27 Jun 2013
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        @starsandrobots although luck is likely less of a factor.

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