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Thankfully this guy figured it out when he was only 30. He's still got lots of time to figure out new ways to use and market the skills he has acquired. New th
by rubidium 16y ago
Thankfully this guy figured it out when he was only 30. He's still got lots of time to figure out new ways to use and market the skills he has acquired.
New thought: academia isn't broken, there are just too many people who want to be academics. What do people think?
- robryan 16y agoIn a perfect world, the growth in automation that improves efficiency should create more places for people who can engage in academic research for more longer term goals. Obviously wealth distribution is far from perfect. I think it's really a wasted opportunity that so many are ready and willing to devote their lives to research and we can't make the economics work for it.
- achompas 16y agoNew thought: academia isn't broken, there are just too many people who want to be academics. What do people think? Not too much of a new thought, the recent Economist article [0] on academic made a similar assertion. [0] http://www.economist.com/node/17723223?story_id=17723223 http://www.economist.com/node/17723223?story_id=17723223
- mhartl 16y agoIndeed, the OP cites the very same article.