1:15 PM
@Nickimite It sounds like you have a decent picture of what you like and what your goals are in the longer term. That's much more than can be said of many students considering grad school.
A PhD thesis isn't supposed to be revolutionary. It just needs to be good work and get you to graduate. Too grandiose goals can turn against you.
In a PhD you can lay the foundations of something greater you want to do later, whether within or without academia.