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The multiverse is your playground

Astronomers should not feel like failures for leaving academia — the multiverse is replete with engaging, satisfying and well-remunerated jobs that will value you, your education, your training and your unique skills.

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Various concepts and ideas in this Comment have appeared in other publications written by A.G.L., including her book, Networking for Nerds (Wiley, 2015), columns she has written for Physics Today, and articles she has written for APS News. A.G.L. is a paid consultant to the AAS.

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Levine, A.G. The multiverse is your playground. Nat Astron 2, 12–13 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-017-0362-3

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