Zara Dar, a viral adult content creator, receives a shocking DM from a techie PhD dropout

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Anuradha Dutta But Zara Dar, a quirky YouTuber, made headlines recently when she leaked her personal life on social media with her decision to quit her PhD and pursue a full-time career in adult content. Her tale was a meme and a trolling target, yet it also unveiled systemic issues in academia and stoked important conversations about financial struggles and pressures for researchers.

The YouTuber Zara Dar stirred up a hornet’s nest when a video of her went viral in which she justified her decision of dropping out of her PhD program and becoming a full-time adult content creator. As her story set off endless memes and waves of trolling, it also opened discussions about systemic problems in academia.

This post touched about some of the challenges researchers face and was shared recently by Zara, who received a great message from one of her followers. The follower lamented the all-too-true state of academia: they work tirelessly as a fellow (writing grants, publishing papers), and the university gets lots of grants for their project, but all they get is a stipend that pays for ramen noodles. The disaffection deepened when they found themselves facing pressure from supervisors to give up a well-paying six-figure job in order to devote themselves to full-time research, subsisting on an allowance of about $4,000 a month.

Zara’s own path emphasizes the contrast between academic challenges and financial freedom. And since her video blew up, she has opened up about having no regrets about becoming a full-time Only Fans creator. It started as a side project, but it turned into a multimillion-dollar breakthrough-her first 1 million dollars was made in just a few months. Her success enabled her to pay off mortgage debts and buy a car, a form of financial freedom she had never known.

Though tackling a new career angle, Zara still stood by her love for education. In YouTube she continues to share content related to STEM. In a recent post, she shared her excitement about balancing her dual roles: “I will continue to teach STEM-related content on my Youtube channel. Working on OnlyFans full-time allowed me to explore and give content.”

Zara’s story may be controversial, but it also illuminates the challenges of academia and the unorthodox ways people take to attain their own personal and financial freedom. Her story has opened a broader discussion about the value of academic work and the pressures researchers are under in pursuing their passions.