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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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Less bullshit majors seems like a very good thing.

Science gives us answers. Culture gives us meaning.

I assign my own meaning to things in life. I don't need other people to study humanities at universities in order to do that. As far as I know none of my favorite cultural icons/entertainers have even gone to university.

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

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Just because they can, doesn't mean it's average or to be expected. I think a lot of people on here (and Blind) constantly say everyone is underpaid. It might be trying to help educate people they can be paid more. But it's usually framed in a way most people find insulting. Only 5% of laborers in cities like LA and NYC make over $200k a year. That number is a bit higher in The Bay. Only about 12-15% of people make o…

Thank you so, so much for pointing this out. I am so tired of basically everybody believing they are under-paid by making $120k+ It puts out the wrong expectations. Most people under-estimate, what kind of life they can live with $60-80k anyways.

I'm not going to lower my expectations for myself or for people in my field who have valuable skills just for you to feel better about yourself.

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

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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.

STEM is such a broad category that anyone promoting STEM fields as a solution to the college debt problem is obviously just repeating what they heard from other people. There are a ton of underpaid and overworked people in STEM.

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

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Really? $125k doesn't seem low to me based on experience. Also, just looked on Payscale and it says Senior Data Analyst (with 6 years experience) salary range was $63-113k.

Data Analyst is not the same thing as a Data Scientist.

Here's what bothers me.

When I see Data Science in industry, it means an analyst. When I see Data Science in academia, I see Michael Jordan and Alex Smola. I think this is the core disconnect.

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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...

I have a series zero Apple Watch from the day it was released and still wear it now.

I have figured out how to use it to track my sleep: charge Apple Watch less. I charge Apple Watch twice a day, once in the morning, once at night, for about 15min each time.

My Apple Watch has enough energy for me to use all day and track my sleep using the Sleep++ app.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleep/id1038440371?mt=8

I _sometimes_ have to charge it at work, but in general, this charging method has worked for me.

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

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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.

This is either a low effort bait post or exactly the kind of bullshit tech-worship I've come to despise. There's more to life and learning than STEM and whatever rides the current economic wave.

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

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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.

Money is not the only thing in the world, or even the most important. It’s a means to an end.

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

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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 n…

I feel like you didn't actually read/understand his comment. He stated they were worth $0, implying that it doesn't matter how many they give; they're still worth $0. It was cheekily pointing out how worthless stock options in a pre-IPO startup are.
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