Armstrong Memes

The perfect inversion of Neil Armstrong's famous quote. While landing on the moon was a "small step for a man, giant leap for mankind," getting a PhD is apparently the opposite cosmic equation. Seven years of intellectual self-flagellation culminating in a bound document that precisely three people will read. The graduate's enthusiasm meets the world's collective shrug—a perfect representation of how specialized knowledge works. Your dissertation might have revolutionized understanding of 15th century Flemish button-making techniques, but humanity remains stubbornly unbuttoned by your contribution.