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> Note: I’m a hobbyist, and not a paleobotanist. Additions and edits are welcome, if I misclassified or missed anything. When does one cross the threshold from
by cosmojg 5y ago
> Note: I’m a hobbyist, and not a paleobotanist. Additions and edits are welcome, if I misclassified or missed anything.
When does one cross the threshold from hobbyist to paleobotanist? Or from hobbyist to [insert research title]?
- oddlama 5y agoProbably when most other [insert reasearch title] would also classify you as a [insert reasearch title] instead of a hobbyist.
- krallja 5y agoWhen the PhD is conferred.
- lovich 5y agoProbably when you get paid to do work in the field
- user123456780 5y agoWhen there are consequences for you being wrong
- fbrchps 5y agoNot the wisdom I was expecting to find in this HN post, but it absolutely is the perfect description for when someone can be considered a "professional" of anything.