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The Existential Divide Between Lab Coats And Berets

Academia Science Research

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The Existential Divide Between Lab Coats And Berets

That face when you've spent 36 hours straight synthesizing compounds that might cure cancer while your roommate concludes that existence is meaningless after reading one Nietzsche quote. Sure, the heat death of the universe is inevitable in billions of years, but I'd still like to finish my PhD before then, thanks.

At This Point I Would Welcome It

Astronomy Universe

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At This Point I Would Welcome It

That tiny speck labeled "2024 YR4" is an asteroid NASA's tracking, and the title "At This Point I Would Welcome It" is peak millennial/Gen-Z nihilism. Looking at a potential extinction-level event and thinking "finally, a solution to my student loans!" After decades of teaching undergrads, I'm not entirely unsympathetic. Nothing says "I'm done with this experiment" like a cosmic reset button. The dinosaurs never had to grade papers or attend faculty meetings, so maybe they were the lucky ones.