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somnicule comments on Stupid Questions (10/27/2014) - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: somnicule 29 October 2014 07:47:59AM 1 point [-]

The general incentives for this one seem better than average, (they generally take a cut of your first year's income rather than an upfront fee, high average income aster etc.) but I get a different, fixed payment contract since I'm from NZ. It's tempting, but higher risk than if I were from the US, especially since without a completed bachelors it'd be much harder to get a visa, and work here or in Australia won't pay nearly as well.

I'm really losing motivation at university and have my own mental health issues, so the prospect of something like that has been somewhat comforting as an escape route.

This has turned into "somnicule's personal problems" rather than the actual point of the thread, so I'll leave it there.