A single alternative (your program) doesn&#x27;t do much to follow up for the &quot;fail once, fail forever&quot; system. You&#x27;d need a healthy ecosystem of competitors to your program to accomplish that. I guess someone who failed at a project in your research program could ostensibly transition to the industry side of their field, but there&#x27;s still no going back to academia once you&#x27;ve left.