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Apparently your hobbies becomes less interesting if you're forced to do them all the time? Who knew? (lemmy.world)

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[-] DonPiano@feddit.org 10 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I mean, I'm an expert in three fields. I only love the music one. The other two (subfields of economics and tax) can suck my dick and ovaries

[-] alias_qr_rainmaker@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks 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

[-] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks 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.