It’s popular because people think it’s a helpful point to make. Nonserious people can and should become serious. And science shouldn’t be a LARP.
I was a professional scientist (in cognitive psychology and neuroscience) for two decades and change. I quit largely because the field wasn’t serious in this sense. Nobody cared much about applications. They were just enjoying “doing science” (or sometimes not even really enjoying it).
They damned well could and should get off their intellectual asses and become serious. That’s what this post advocates, and it’s very much a matter of choice and perspective. That’s why it’s perceived by many, including me, as a valuable point and perspective.
It’s popular because people think it’s a helpful point to make. Nonserious people can and should become serious. And science shouldn’t be a LARP.
I was a professional scientist (in cognitive psychology and neuroscience) for two decades and change. I quit largely because the field wasn’t serious in this sense. Nobody cared much about applications. They were just enjoying “doing science” (or sometimes not even really enjoying it).
They damned well could and should get off their intellectual asses and become serious. That’s what this post advocates, and it’s very much a matter of choice and perspective. That’s why it’s perceived by many, including me, as a valuable point and perspective.