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I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by luckylion »

BowBun wrote: post #45
pawelmurias wrote: post #44

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Less bullshit majors seems like a very good thing.

Science gives us answers. Culture gives us meaning.

That implies that culture comes from universities, and I don't think that's true. They may be first among those describing culture, but they aren't creating it.

And recently, I feel a lot of them tried to force change, leaving their role of scientist and becoming backseat politicians. They don't run for office but still try to make the rules.

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Post by zeppelin101 »

BowBun wrote: post #45
pawelmurias wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Less bullshit majors seems like a very good thing.

Science gives us answers. Culture gives us meaning.

Yes, but should people take on substantial debt to get a 'meaningful' degree that will not provide a real ROI? Studying fluffy majors is only logical for 1%ers, basically, because you don't really have to work for a living and you can get set up with some prestigious non-profit through connections. For everyone else, they should probably get cultured on their own, without paying tens of thousands of dollars.

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by kevinherron »

samstave wrote: post #49
joncrane wrote: post #34

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How do you track those markers?

Apple watch? I want to know this as well. I need a mobile blood-pressure monitor.

I hope the Apple Watch eventually becomes something that can track all of these metrics, especially sleep, but I don't think the battery life is there yet.

I've gotta charge mine sometime and at night seems like the best time to do it...

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Post by minimaxir »

hhs wrote: post #16
minimaxir wrote: post #2

Link to original post: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/six-figure-paycheck-data-sc... (Edit: URL fixed) The real question is that $125k as a Senior Data Analyst in NYC seems low. > I have this creative side, which comes in handy when thinking through challenging problems, but there is only so much creativity that I can use when in data analysis. This I disagree with; in data analysis/science, there's more than way t…

Interesting view, I'm curious about what you mean when you write, "In my experience, the best solutions are often the craziest." Do you mean having unique mindsets/strategies in approaching problems? Can you explain more about "craziest" types of solutions?

Yes. One thing I dislike about data science/data analysis MOOCs is that they imply that there is a best way / one way to solve a given problem with a given dataset. The real world is much more messy (data cleaning, data pipelining, data normalization, etc.), and on the statistics side, solutions to problems often come from the weirdest places (in my case, it's often where there's a hole in the data).

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by modriano »

pawelmurias wrote: post #44
baron816 wrote: post #40

The media's constant reporting on college debt and low paying majors has actually had a large impact on what the next generation is studying. https://qz.com/1370922/the-2008-financial-crisis-completely-... The humanities and social sciences have fallen off a cliff, heath care and STEM has soared. I'm skeptical that this is a good thing.

Less bullshit majors seems like a very good thing.

How do you define "bullshit major"?

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by TuringNYC »

ilikehurdles wrote: post #48
asaph wrote: post #12

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Is there an equity component in addition to the base salary?

Yes, it’s 4500 stock options worth $0 each. Pretty generous. Other startups of that size are lucky to get you 1500 stock options at $0 each.

It really doesnt matter whether the startup gives you 4500, 1500, or 45000, or a million. You are being given the numerator without knowing the denominator, so it is all worth zero until you get to see the Cap Table. Most startups wont let you see the Cap Table.

Even if you saw the Cap Table, there is still a lot of uncertainty, tons of illiquidity, and a long horizon.

Options are nice, but they are not cash and do not belong in the same conversation as salary.

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by bigred100 »

baron816 wrote: post #40

The media's constant reporting on college debt and low paying majors has actually had a large impact on what the next generation is studying. https://qz.com/1370922/the-2008-financial-crisis-completely-... The humanities and social sciences have fallen off a cliff, heath care and STEM has soared. I'm skeptical that this is a good thing.

I wonder if humanities knowledge will become a status symbol, as being in great shape has become

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Post by mlthoughts2018 »

BowBun wrote: post #45
pawelmurias wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Less bullshit majors seems like a very good thing.

Science gives us answers. Culture gives us meaning.

Come on.. most of the people studying the arts in college are not seeking deeper meaning. They study what they enjoy and then get jobs elsewhere. And many people in non-arts majors are still taking lots of electives in the arts, getting double majors, pursuing it later in life. I was part of a group of computer science students in my undergrad college that took many years worth of philosophy courses and advanced rhetoric courses just because we all loved philosophy.

I seriously doubt that a reduction in number of degrees granted in arts-focused majors actually equates to a populace that is less appreciative or knowledgeable regarding the arts.

It’s not about actual arts & culture (which any given person learns through many walks of life)... it’s about these expensive arts-only degrees simply not conferring economically meaningful labor market skills.

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