NomNomFeb 19

‘We’re no longer attracting top talent’: the brain drain killing American science

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‘We’re no longer attracting top talent’: the brain drain killing American science - Feddit UK

Lemmy

Show threadpanda_abyss
If I know smart people, the one thing they love is constantly having to fight for resources and their job, at lower pay than they deserve, with a risk of getting censured and death threats if what they publish upsets the uneducated masses.
Feb 19 at 7:43pmWeb
Show threadlathFeb 19
There are enough smart people who do love exactly that because it proves their superiority.
Show threadscarabicFeb 20
I don’t think the intersection of “scientist” and “masochistic asshole” is actually big enough to carry us.
Show threadlemmingFeb 20
Nobody loves that. But there are people who love doing science, so they do it despite that.
Show threada_non_monotonic_functionFeb 20
It’s true. Living like actual people feels degenerate to us. We need the abuse.