PhD advisor buys every student a Codex Pro subscription: execution is getting cheap
DJiafei · x · 2026-10-16
A PhD advisor gives every student a Codex Pro subscription, arguing it should be as standard as a laptop. Student weekly output is now barely comparable to what he managed in his early PhD days. The implication: execution is getting cheap, so the real value of a PhD lies in choosing the right problem and knowing whether you've actually solved it.
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