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"The professor took a lot of joy in shooting down ideas like this though." Gatekeepers of domain knowledge usually do.
by standardUser 3y ago
"The professor took a lot of joy in shooting down ideas like this though."
Gatekeepers of domain knowledge usually do.
- bathMarm0t 3y agoAh yes. Physics, the ultimate gatekeeper. If an idea doesn't work on the back of a napkin, it's done. Think about other approaches to the problem and get another napkin. I think that's what he's getting at. Analysis from first principles is hardly gatekeeping.
- mrguyorama 3y agoIf you think a system not passing the sniff test because basic physics shows it to be mediocre, your problem is with reality, not a physics professor.