I'm not qualified to judge (meaning that I'm going to do it anywayKishkumen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:13 amBut seriously . . . .
This is pretty crappy. I am sad he is leaving. I would have preferred to see him thriving and happy in Zion.
I will say it again: go get a PhD, Boylan. Apply to grad schools. Go where you get a fellowship.
You will be much happier for having done that.

It's been a while since I looked at his blog, but from my memory I have to say that in my opinion he doesn't write well, and I would expect a high level of writing skill to be a sine qua non of PhD studies.
I'm willing to be corrected, of course. I never got past MSc-level studies in the area of math, and, in fact, did not complete the degree.