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Been there (europe.pub)
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[–] 20 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Solution: date an astronomer

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  • [–] 9 points 4 days ago* (3 children)

    astrology believers is about 30% of the population. a few billion folks

    astronomers are about 0.00016% of the population. (there are only 12,500 globally)

    I went on a couple of dates with someone who had a Astronomy PhD, but worked in marketing. Not sure that counts. She did not believe in astrology, but made fun of me for working in research rather than industry.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    There's much more interest in science than there are careers in it.

    I teach scuba and underwater photography at a major university as a side gig. I have dozens of former students with advanced degrees in aquatic biology who now work in retail.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago*

    Yeah, but how many of them come from a family where they were never expected to work or pay their own bills?

    At least in my experience of a handful of folks in Marine Biology research... every single one of them.

    Working low/minimal wage work isn't so bad if your folks are loaded and you'll just inherent their wealth. It's just a waiting game.

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