The amount of grands they get is enough to understand how one might be inclined to continue/prolong the research project they are doing. On the other hand there is the sunk cost fallacy. They spend all this time and effort on a research subject basically staking their whole carriers on it being right or giving results and they can’t give up. I’m guessing most is doing it because of the sunk cost fallacy.
I like how many assumptions were made there. But they are all wrong in my case. I’m fucking sick, away from home and basically miserable at the moment. Only good thing is I’m still alive and have all my faculties. 20 years from now all I’ll want is a comfortable home, reasonable health, my loved ones and my puppy with me. I’m old enough to know that I’m not into retakes.