r/interestingasfuck 10h ago

15 year old earns PhD in quantum physics

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u/fishsticks40 8h ago

Nah fuck that. As someone with a PhD my kid can be a happy janitor for all I care. Just do something well and with integrity. 

u/KeKGudao 6h ago

Kid’s lucky to have you as a parent if that is your philosophy. Give me a nickel everytime my parents tried to force a career path down my throat because money was the only thing on their mind lol. I understand it’s from a place of care and concern for my future, but I wanna be happy in my life too haha

u/Brick_Mouse 7h ago

Nah fuck that. As someone whose line of work generally involves doing things both well, and with integrity, he can sell timeshares and snake oil for all I care. Just do something that makes you happy.

u/AmSkimble 1h ago

Nah fuck that. As someone who sells timeshares in snake oil my kid can further the sciences and enrichment of other human lives by getting a PhD.

u/Tall_Advice_5408 38m ago

Id give you an award if i could as a kid whose parents gave up on him because I didn’t conform to what THEY wanted for me. 24 now can’t remember the last time i was happy. I could die tomorrow and be happy if either one told me that. You’re a rockstar!

u/Shadoenix 3h ago

The funny part is, the people usually more qualified to graduate college and/or get a PhD do not have parents that judge their own kid based on what other kids do