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> In fact, the ones with only some college (especially those with a family) seem to be more reliable and willing to do the occasional boring things that those w
by durnygbur 8y ago
> In fact, the ones with only some college (especially those with a family) seem to be more reliable and willing to do the occasional boring things that those with a degree tend try to avoid doing.
Some would call it „willing”, some „more desperate”.
- 52-6F-62 8y agoThat’s a bit narrow-sighted IMHO. I wouldn’t have called Feynman desperate. http://longnow.org/essays/richard-feynman-connection-machine/ http://longnow.org/essays/richard-feynman-connection-machine... Some things just need doing, like buying pencils.
- ulucs 8y agoI think you'd enjoy this article https://economics.mit.edu/files/12569 https://economics.mit.edu/files/12569
- durnygbur 8y agoNot every drop out is Feynman, it’s not like I’m judgmental - just an observation on who is more likely to be swarmed with lesser tasks in a workplace environment, especially among colleagues with academic credentials.
- 52-6F-62 8y agoOf course not. It's just an illustration. Being willing to take on tasks as menial as picking up some pencils for the team might be a symptom of desperation. It equally might be a symptom of a lack of egotistical arrogance [that one is above such tasks]. Also called into question is the definition of a lesser task. You see, in the Feynman scenario they could not have got much work done in a short time without more pencils—no matter who was fetching them.