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'watch the beauty of it' - this is not ballet or opera, there's only blood, sweat, and tears. If you don't have a bunch of like-minded people and don't roll up
by throwawaybutwhy 5y ago
'watch the beauty of it' - this is not ballet or opera, there's only blood, sweat, and tears. If you don't have a bunch of like-minded people and don't roll up your sleeves to manage the organization, you'll end up with wasted/stolen money and broken ideals.
- op00to 5y agoPlus research going in as many directions as you have members of your institute rather than leading towards someplace intentional.
- barry-cotter 5y agoSounds like a university.
- ginko 5y ago>'watch the beauty of it' - this is not ballet or opera, there's only blood, sweat, and tears. If you think ballet isn't blood, sweat, and tears then you're gravely mistaken.
- xwdv 5y agoHe didn’t say it wasn’t, he only implied a ballet or opera will at least have some beauty at some point. A research institute will never approach anything resembling beauty, its 100% blood, sweat, and tears.
- C-x_C-f 5y agoWhy would you say that "a research institute will never approach anything resembling beauty"? Researchers in mathematics and physics often work with beauty and elegance in mind. I, for one, work in math largely because of its beauty, and I hope to one day come up with something beautiful myself.
- not-a-cat 5y agoThere are idealists out there who get all worked up with 'watch the beauty of it'. Yeah in practice it will devolve into blood, sweet and tears, but it matters that you have the right spirit and can appreciate the fleeting moments of beauty