>>10978077Financially, no, a PhD is definitely not worth it. If your goal is employment and living comfortably, a master's degree is enough. The opportunity cost of a PhD is inmense, outweighing the tiny potential income boost. Indeed, a PhD can actually make you LESS employable because you'll be overqualified for most jobs and employers might not trust you to stick around if another offer comes in from elsewhere. PhDs are for weaponizing your autism in spite of your income, not for their sake. You'll live in abject poverty for six years with no time to gain experience outside a super niche autistic field no industry cares about.
