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In an ideal world I would go back to chemistry. Since the option in the world we have is working 60 hours sub minimum wage trying to get through a PhD followed by bouncing round on 2 year short term contracts as a postdoc (still barely on minimum wage) while University administrators make your life hell I took the only rational route. I switched to software and make people's lives and the climate worse for a paycheck…
> basically what would your ideal job be Easy. A nonexistent one. If you didn't need money, why would you be seeking a job? > would you contribute towards making society more rational, healthy, and well-coordinated? How does a job contribute to 'society'? Who works to contribute to society? What company exists to 'contribute to society'? Has 'hacker' news become so cynical to believe one's existence is about finding…
Oh get off it, the dude is asking what you’d work in if you had all the money in the world. It’s not hard to understand the spirit of his question. If your answer is none, that’s great, I think the follow up sermon was unnecessary.
Agreed. That's why I answered as I did.
> If your answer is none, that’s great, I think the follow up sermon was unnecessary.
You proved it was necessary. Might want to look into why you are getting so defensive. Seems like I touched a nerve.
I’d love to help universal basic education become true. There are some people who are extremely qualified and specialized in their fields, but many more would really benefit from additional formal education. Even tech literacy is taken for granted sometimes, even though it shouldn’t. It’s the kind of thing that makes an actual difference in the lives of people.
I spent 15 amazing years as a firefighter, but the cost of living along with other factors forced me to switch gears and become a software developer. I've learned a lot, but every day I miss the fire service more than anything. Working on legal software as an underpaid, overworked, and abused (not joking) dev has been a real drag and it's taken a toll on me mentally and physically. I've also realized that firefightin…
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Adding counter spin: And you had the unquestioned backing of world leaders ala the wall watchers in The Three Body Problem. What would you do if you didn’t have to worry about money, or opposition, and the sky itself wasn’t even the limit.
I will create a global society that is mostly a dictate of scientists and engineers. My point: It's better to be dictated by scientists and engineers than lawyers and accountants, if we have to be dictated. - It is MANDATORY to receive STEM education up to undergraduate level AND pass several tests unless you are proved to be unfit by more than one independent medical institutions; - A commission consists of global s…
This would help create buzz and intrigue with the objective to attract top talent and essentially the seed money to self funded a hybrid medusa that is studying "organic 3D printers" with the objective of being the "Manhattan project" size of integrating nature into the manufacturing process.
My pet project these days is "nothing to WikiHouse": DIY a minimally viable 3D printer, print a bigger 3D printer on it (e.g. Voron), print a CNC machine (LowRider CNC V3), and use it to cut the house sheets.
Volunteer full time at my church.
I would just create software. I love coding little programs that make life easier. It gives me joy of creation. In fact that's what I have been doing, in last few months I have created (1)a video GPS viewer, (2)Windows based authenticator and an (3)online clipboard. After my day job and on weekends, this is how I like to spend my time. I have stopped trying to create the next killer app. I am just going to create wha…
> basically what would your ideal job be, in an ideal world? But that's a completely different question from the one in the title. My ideal job and what I'd do if I didn't need money are two very different things. If I didn't need money, I'd have more time to do the things I already do when I'm not "on the clock", so I'd do more of them. > would you contribute towards making society more rational, healthy, and well-c…