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Skill issue. Learning to love an academic discipline beyond the flashy YouTube video level and into the depths of actually doing it every day involves, among other things, a lot of work, such as when you reconceptualize what it’s all about and where the beauty lies.

“I fucking love science” and loving science are different games.

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I mean, I’m an expert in three fields. I only love the music one.

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Johanno@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I love fucking science

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alias_qr_rainmaker@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I went to grad school for speech language pathology, so I’ve read plenty of academic articles. I always thought they were incredibly depressing. So ever since grad school, I have imagined scientists as people who are constantly overworked, underpaid, and depressed

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- GreenShimada@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  
  So ever since grad school, I have imagined scientists as people who are constantly overworked, underpaid, and depressed
  
  Uh… but you’re not that far off. Maybe not depressed if they really love their work, but some really hate writing up findings and looking for grants because it’s the admin part of the job that no one likes. It’s like every episode of Ologies where it’s a research scientist, she asks what the things they like least about their job is, and it’s always always always hustling for money and writing endless grant applications.
  
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