PhD truth: an "open problem" may mean smart people already gave up
prof_kamilov · x · 2026-09-30
profkamilov quipped about the harsh reality of doing a PhD: an "open problem" can mean either an exciting research opportunity — or that people smarter than you already tried and gave up. A one-liner capturing the uncertainty of choosing research problems that resonated in academic circles.
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