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When I was a young child, I used to daydream about winning a Nobel. I didn't daydream about winning an Emmy or a Grammy, but I did dream of winning a Nobel. (An

by KGIII 9y ago

When I was a young child, I used to daydream about winning a Nobel. I didn't daydream about winning an Emmy or a Grammy, but I did dream of winning a Nobel. (And Formula 1 championship races, but that's not important right now.) Do kids today daydream of getting a Nobel? Science was a Pretty Big Deal when I was young. We were just getting started with space exploration and splitting the atom was pretty new. We kids talked about the breakthroughs we would make, when we weren't seriously considering our future career as baseball stars and how we'd enjoy our flying cars and robots. My kids are all grown, so I can't really ask them what little kids daydream of. The kids my daughter interacts with are probably a bit too preoccupied to think about winning a Nobel.

felipemnoa 9y ago
>>When I was a young child, I used to daydream about winning a Nobel. I didn't daydream about winning an Emmy or a Grammy, but I did dream of winning a Nobel. << I suspect that lots of us as kids had the same daydreams, self included, and I'm sure that many kids today with a love for science daydream about the same thing.
- Retric 9y ago
  It could be a feedback loop. Kids may not dream of being a banker etc. because they don't have anything to tie it to.
BurningFrog 9y ago
> Do kids today daydream of getting a Nobel? Kids probably daydream more of building new companies like Google or SpaceX. It's not that different.
onion2k 9y ago
Surely the daydreaming about the prize comes from the interest in science rather than an interest in winning a Nobel taking someone down a scientific path? Had you been interested in drama you'd have dreamt of winning an Emmy. The prize correlates with the interest. It's not a likely causal factor.
StavrosK 9y ago
> And Formula 1 championship races, but that's not important right now. It's always important.
- KGIII 9y ago
  This is way off-topic and I accept the karma hit... At night, I'd sit up with my back propped up by pillows. I'd tuck the blanket underneath my feet and tuck it in firmly by my sides. I'd prop a bit of the blanket out away from my chest and I was inside my imaginary monocock, doing laps at Monaco. I'd make the appropriate sound effects as I shifted and accelerated, braked and cornered at the edge of the envelope. Sometimes, I'd push it past the limits of the car and my own ability and would suffer the horrifying crash as a consequence. Much to the dismay of the missus, I sometimes still do. I just don't usually throw myself off the bed as I imaginary crash.

by KGIII 9y ago

felipemnoa 9y ago

>>When I was a young child, I used to daydream about winning a Nobel. I didn't daydream about winning an Emmy or a Grammy, but I did dream of winning a Nobel. << I suspect that lots of us as kids had the same daydreams, self included, and I'm sure that many kids today with a love for science daydream about the same thing.

Retric 9y ago
It could be a feedback loop. Kids may not dream of being a banker etc. because they don't have anything to tie it to.

BurningFrog 9y ago

> Do kids today daydream of getting a Nobel? Kids probably daydream more of building new companies like Google or SpaceX. It's not that different.

onion2k 9y ago

Surely the daydreaming about the prize comes from the interest in science rather than an interest in winning a Nobel taking someone down a scientific path? Had you been interested in drama you'd have dreamt of winning an Emmy. The prize correlates with the interest. It's not a likely causal factor.

StavrosK 9y ago

> And Formula 1 championship races, but that's not important right now. It's always important.

KGIII 9y ago
This is way off-topic and I accept the karma hit... At night, I'd sit up with my back propped up by pillows. I'd tuck the blanket underneath my feet and tuck it in firmly by my sides. I'd prop a bit of the blanket out away from my chest and I was inside my imaginary monocock, doing laps at Monaco. I'd make the appropriate sound effects as I shifted and accelerated, braked and cornered at the edge of the envelope. Sometimes, I'd push it past the limits of the car and my own ability and would suffer the horrifying crash as a consequence. Much to the dismay of the missus, I sometimes still do. I just don't usually throw myself off the bed as I imaginary crash.