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> Her family was wealthy, and often held parties where Dán would meet many different people from various stations in life. Family wealth is often ignored in va
by surfingdino 2y ago
> Her family was wealthy, and often held parties where Dán would meet many different people from various stations in life.
Family wealth is often ignored in various scientists' biographies. It makes it easier to do science without the pressures of having to think about where the next cheque is going to come from.
- tossandthrow 2y agoGenerally, a lot of the article has the feel of rewriting the past in order please a modern political discourse.
- 1f60c 2y agoI didn't really get that (I only skimmed the article). However, it uses a lot of flowery language, which doesn't seem very WP:NPOV.
- tossandthrow 2y agoThe character of the language you describe is indeed what gave me that exact feel.
- rottencupcakes 2y agoI don’t feel like what I read between the lines of her life and the tone of this article are terribly in line.
- MiguelX413 2y agoWhat discourse would that be?
- runlaszlorun 2y agoSame question here.
- jgalt212 2y agoThe DEI discourse. > This article is missing information about Work and Notable Achievements.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago> The DEI discourse. I don't see DEI mentioned in the article anywhere. > > This article is missing information about Work and Notable Achievements. What is the point of highlighting this string?
- tossandthrow 2y agoWhat makes you expect that the DEI discourse should be mentioned in the article? - it is after all, well, discourse.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoThen it's not clear what your point is.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoYou still haven't explained your point.
- nayuki 2y agoExhibit one: > During this time she also wrote the code for the first computer simulation of the Monte Carlo method, which is a method to store and analyze large quantities of data and make predictions on everything from elections to COVID-19 trend forecasting.
- Bluestein 2y agoUBI, FTW.-
- Bluestein 2y agoPS. I get that UBI is controversial.-
- alfiedotwtf 2y agoNot only in the hard sciences… I always smirk when reminded that anti-capitalist Karl Marx never held a job but was always funded by his family-money rich bourgeoisie friend, and married a rich Scotland royal decendant
- aaron695 2y ago[dead]