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> but my dream job would be philanthropic roboticist who designs swarms of robots to build affordable housing... Unless you have been curating a very specific
by chucksmash 11y ago
> but my dream job would be philanthropic roboticist who designs swarms of robots to build affordable housing...
Unless you have been curating a very specific set of skills during your spare time, I believe this line of reasoning would be cut off with the "And you are ready to start doing that Monday?" followup.
That said, I'm curious because that's a very specific off the cuff answer - is it entirely pie in the sky? Do you have a background in robotics? Are you playing around with it in your spare time?
- learc83 11y agoMy degree specialization was in embedded systems, and I designed all of the hardware for my current startup. I've also been known to play around with robots. There are plenty of other things I would love to start doing full-time on Monday if I money weren't an issue; start an indie games studio, write a novel, or teach. Instead these are hobbies. I'd say most people have some kind of hobby they'd do full-time if it paid as well as their current job. But these are all hobbies,
- kaybe 11y agoWhat does it even mean in this context to start doing something? In my circles, the first step usually is to review the respective literature and poke it with a stick to see what works. I can't think of anything right now that this would not work with, thus, I'm ready for anything. Nobody said I had to do a good job off the bat.
- Joof 11y agoPretty much this. Anything I want to do, nobody is qualified to go do it on Monday. But they can start figuring out how to do it.