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He's saying to pour yourself a stiff drink ;-)

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• elSidCampeador 3y ago
  Is the hard truth different before bourbon, then? (tongue firmly in cheek)
  • godelski 3y ago
    Bourbon just helps you swallow the hard truth. Maybe calms you down a bit too.
• refulgentis 3y ago
  I wasn't so sure, there's 3 comments mentioning it and 2 mis-capitalize it in a context where it could be a proper noun...but I'm leaning you're correct
  • godelski 3y ago
    sigspec was one of the first responses and left the single word as a joke. As in have a stiff drink, because you're fucked. Because my answer was that the OP was probably performing an optimal strategy given their constraints. Sure, they could do better by becoming a climate researcher, but that's not really a reasonable ask. Side note: I often say that you know when the physics undergrads start quantum mechanics because they all become alcoholics. The joke here (which has a lot of truth to it btw) is that your intuitive framework breaks down and stops helping you, so you suck it up, drink, and just trust the math. Truthfully, for any study, once you hit a sufficient level, this kinda ends up being true. You get introduced to concepts at a simple and abstracted level, which seems sufficient for modeling the world (often this is what you learn in undergrad domains, not just physics). But once you get to enough expertise you find that what seemed simple before simply gets dominated by the nuances and complexities of the system. Truth is that if anyone is trying to convince you that something is simple (especially yourself), then they are trying to deceive you -- intentionally or unintentionally (often fooled themselves). There's a reason you'll find huge books on how to pick the best screw, o-ring, or whatever seemingly simple thing. I guess it wouldn't be a clique if it wasn't well known but people fail to internalize it: The devil is in the details.