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Do you think it's the culture of science or the inherent uncertainty? From my own experience I think it's the latter. Jumping off the edge of human knowledge a
by searine 10y ago
Do you think it's the culture of science or the inherent uncertainty?
From my own experience I think it's the latter. Jumping off the edge of human knowledge and hoping there was a result to catch my fall was very mentally taxing. Not many other careers force you to grabble with the uncertainty of creating knowledge, and I think it takes a toll.
- Obi_Juan_Kenobi 10y agoThe uncertainty of investigation pales to the uncertainty of funding. The former is a thrill to many, and the latter is at best a chore for all.
- bpchaps 10y agoThis has been my experience with trying to get a foothold in the technical civics communities, so I don't think it's either. I've found that the bar gets set pretty high by folks who are willing to speak loudly about their accomplishments in a ways that exaggerate the actual accomplishments. If you're not really good sales person towards your own work, you find yourself working significantly harder than what's probably needed since fewer people are willing to work with someone who hasn't had any accomplishments. It really sucks that ego and salesmanship gets in the way of trying to do civics work.