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QuantumChemist wrote:
Being a life-long nerd, I have been called that name many times. You would think that sigma would outgrow you in college though. Alas, it does not. Even in graduate school, there are other students who were quick to call out differences. I can remember a graduate school gathering where all of the physical science students were called nerds and dorks by those running the event. The ones doing the name-calling happened to be mostly law students. They made sure to place us out of the main meting room, as we were inferior in their eyes. They only wanted certain people in the main room that they viewed as equals. As I was leaving the event, I wished them well living without the nanotechnology that my field provides to the world. The world can go on without us nerds, but it would not progress the same.
AI is taking over the law field pretty fast.
25 Jun 2024, 7:52 am
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
QuantumChemist wrote:
Being a life-long nerd, I have been called that name many times. You would think that sigma would outgrow you in college though. Alas, it does not. Even in graduate school, there are other students who were quick to call out differences. I can remember a graduate school gathering where all of the physical science students were called nerds and dorks by those running the event. The ones doing the name-calling happened to be mostly law students. They made sure to place us out of the main meting room, as we were inferior in their eyes. They only wanted certain people in the main room that they viewed as equals. As I was leaving the event, I wished them well living without the nanotechnology that my field provides to the world. The world can go on without us nerds, but it would not progress the same.
AI is taking over the law field pretty fast.
All is going as planned. Those who chose a route to easy to get positions will find themselves easily replaced from those positions by AI. Ironic you could say.
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25 Jun 2024, 3:07 pm
I wonder if the nerd stereotypes could be more positive in some different areas. For example Japan seems more friendly towards nerd culture with things like anime, J-pop, Nimtendo, & robots 
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27 Jun 2024, 8:14 am
nick007 wrote:
I wonder if the nerd stereotypes could be more positive in some different areas. For example Japan seems more friendly towards nerd culture with things like anime, J-pop, Nimtendo, & robots
Otaku is the term.
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QuantumChemist wrote:
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
QuantumChemist wrote:
Being a life-long nerd, I have been called that name many times. You would think that sigma would outgrow you in college though. Alas, it does not. Even in graduate school, there are other students who were quick to call out differences. I can remember a graduate school gathering where all of the physical science students were called nerds and dorks by those running the event. The ones doing the name-calling happened to be mostly law students. They made sure to place us out of the main meting room, as we were inferior in their eyes. They only wanted certain people in the main room that they viewed as equals. As I was leaving the event, I wished them well living without the nanotechnology that my field provides to the world. The world can go on without us nerds, but it would not progress the same.
AI is taking over the law field pretty fast.
All is going as planned. Those who chose a route to easy to get positions will find themselves easily replaced from those positions by AI. Ironic you could say.
Professionals such as lawyers and accountants won't succeed without highly developed face-to-face interpersonal skills, as all the technical aspects will soon have been automated.
In contrast, less prestigious trades such as plumbing and vehicle repair are much harder to automate. Should cause some major societal shifts.
EDIT I am glad that when my son chose a medical career, he went into surgery. Every case he deals with is probably unique. He once said that he didn't want a specialty that would require much interaction with (unanesthetized) patients. Hmm, I wonder if he inherited some "traits"?
