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I would feel utterly ridiculed and belittled if I was a whistleblower and I would be put among the previous awardees. Why is the Nobel prize so prestigious?
by hnha 13y ago
I would feel utterly ridiculed and belittled if I was a whistleblower and I would be put among the previous awardees.
Why is the Nobel prize so prestigious?
- andrewcooke 13y agoi suspect it was seen as a useful tool to bash communism. it was useful, and so promoted.
- nostrademons 13y agoBecause yay money! Yay speaking engagements! Yay getting a parking space in Berkeley!
- gre 13y agoHe'd never be able to use the parking space. What a waste.
- GFischer 13y ago"Yay getting a parking space in Berkeley!" I had to look up that one :) . It's only for Nobel laureates who work in Berkeley. Apparently the University of Chicago offers its Nobel Prize winners in economics free lunch at the Business School cafeteria. http://www.metafilter.com/108251/The-golden-parking-pass http://www.metafilter.com/108251/The-golden-parking-pass