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Re:In the past, I've had students call my problem sets “emot... by simiones on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @04:57AM (#34425043)
How many children are aware that they would enjoy actuarial finance? How many are aware that they would be good at arguing patent law?
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Re:In the past, I've had students call my problem sets “emot... by horns4lyfe on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @09:56AM (#34427327)
Do they enjoy math? Are they good at persuading others to side with them in arguments? Those aren’t non-transferable skills.
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Re:In the past, I've had students call my problem sets “emot... by simiones on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @10:27AM (#34427809)
So if they enjoy math, they are as likely to enjoy actuarial finance as they are to like research into category theory or machine learning? If they are good at persuading others to side with them in arguments, they are as likely to enjoy patent law, criminal law, marketing, or politics?

There are some common skills, but all of these professions are extraordinarily different and require completely different aspects of those skills, and entirely different additional skills.

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