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> 50 years everything we've done will be superceded by something vastly more cool and interesting. Within 100 years it'll all be gone. Which professions don't
by neilc 12y ago
> 50 years everything we've done will be superceded by something vastly more cool and interesting. Within 100 years it'll all be gone.
Which professions don't have that property? Not many. Science and writing/art give you a chance for that kind of longevity, I suppose -- although even then, doing something that has any real impact 50+ years later is difficult and very rare.
- gus_massa 12y agoArchitecture and Civil Ingeniery. Try to stick to cathedrals and transoceanic channels (like the Panama channel). They tend to last for centuries and get well maintained. Just try to avoid the places where a big war is likely. If you choose for example math, if you are very lucky you will get your own course in a math degree, like Fourier or Galois. The problem is that "your" course will cover not only your work but also the improvements of the next generations, and your exact work will be only a small part. Another problem is that there are only about 10 places for a full math course with a mathematician name, so it's a very difficult to enter this club. (It's easier than building a transoceanic channel, but much difficult than building a cathedral.)
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