I'm currently thinking that I should switch from the PhD program to the Masters program. Among other things, this would enable me to:

• leave Lansing earlier

• potentially get a job at Manifold, or more likely another remote company

• not do anymore research

• make real money again

Were I to finish myy PhD, it would be to become a professor. I no longer believe that is the right path for me, because

• I now know I'm trans, and odds are students/hiring committees would not be universally accepting of that

• I now know that I can't function well doing research

Given this, and the answer to any question you comment, what does Manifold think?