A lot of people get tired of their dissertation research, and I've heard others contemplate contrived reasons not to finish their PhD.
This happens to be especially far-fetched... but it takes a "big" reason to justify to yourself that you may leave behind so much work.
I hope the author realizes that this particular scenario isn't one of the 1,000,000 biggest concerns for humankind... that he continues his research program, and that he finds an application of his research that has a positive impact in a much more likely scenario.
This happens to be especially far-fetched... but it takes a "big" reason to justify to yourself that you may leave behind so much work.
I hope the author realizes that this particular scenario isn't one of the 1,000,000 biggest concerns for humankind... that he continues his research program, and that he finds an application of his research that has a positive impact in a much more likely scenario.