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Anonymous at Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:04:41 UTC No. 16099218
As a more of a humanities guy (I am utterly embarrased deep down to say that), is it normal to see those who exceed at STEM, especially math/physics as savants who should be.put on a pedestal and not i.e. writers, musicians, artists...the creative type which I think although they are cool, can be done by anyone? I am a writer myself and published 2 books by the age of 19, one fiction (novel) and one non-fiction (a bio), and made some decent money/fame through the years but I feel deep down I am not good enough to make an impact on the world like what scientists are doing. Essentially I was just bullshitting ("creative") and collecting information (the bio book).
Many people have patted me on the back when I tell them how insecure I am about my math ability by saying stuff like "but you're a good writer, motivator, your words have impact on the people". I just think that I am literally inferior to you STEM majors out there because I cannot fucking do math.
Any thoughts /sci/? Especially when a pretty girl can do advanced math (ive met some and yes they exist) and I can't. I look nerdy yes hence people expect me to be this technical person, but I am not.
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:29:09 UTC No. 16099241
extremely relatable
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:32:58 UTC No. 16099245
>>16099241
and how do you/have you dealt with it?
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:58:23 UTC No. 16099261
>>16099218
Knowledge is the creation actions using generalized logic coupled with the destruction actions using unbridled emotions. AI cannot be both given the data. I would keep making art.
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:09:12 UTC No. 16099328
>>16099218
I'm not a humanityfag so I can't relate however your entire insecurity is built on the vanity of wanting to be a big name, therefore the subjects involved here are irrelevant and it comes down to if you're a soulless bug which appears to be the case
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:15:49 UTC No. 16099540
>>16099328
i guess to an extent you are correct...i don't think i'm a soulless bug though. I know i want to have an influence on this world, but i have always felt like the big guys are the unknown.
>>16099253
but ChatGpt was just a tiny little fuel. i was already insecure years ago.
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:38:52 UTC No. 16099771
>>16099218
The grass is always greener on the other side, anon. The humanities are also valuable, even if society doesn't currently see them that way because of the politicization and commercialization of academia.
>but I feel deep down I am not good enough to make an impact on the world like what scientists are doing.
Most STEMfags are also not going to make a big individual impact on the world. Everyone on this board wants to be Einstein or Ramanujan, but the truth is that even being as smart as Einstein would not be enough on its own to have the same magnitude of impact. I think you should just embrace that you are not likely to change the world significantly, and that you're good at things other than science and math. If you're concerned about making a positive impact on the world, consider having kids and raising them well, or teaching.
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:47:34 UTC No. 16099778
>>16099218
i think you are overestimating the impact of the average stemcel
stemfags will likely (co-)author papers that might get like 10 downloads and even less citations across their lifetime. it may be novel research, but ultimately it's hardly significant
no one likes a humble bragger btw
Anonymous at Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:22:13 UTC No. 16101004
>>16099778
the thing is, i literally didn't consider it to be a brag for i think what i've done to my community (mainly the art scene) to be worthless. Basically I never feel enough, usually it occurs in those in the STEM fields but it happens to me and it sucks :/ most of my peers have huge egos and are quite proud of what they've done. I can't.
Cult of Passion at Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:33:10 UTC No. 16101016
>>16099218
Post horror show.
[throws peanuts]
https://youtu.be/YYxl6sml6hI
Cult of Passion at Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:52:01 UTC No. 16101039
>>16099771
>The grass is always greener on the other side, anon.
...but sometimes its actually greener.