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Re:In the past, I've had students call my problem sets “emot... by imtringued on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @07:22AM (#34425864)
You know it is completely normal to not know things?

According to you we should just let old people do everything because they got to spend more time on this planet and never let inexperienced young people do anything even if that means they never gain experience.

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Re:In the past, I've had students call my problem sets “emot... by defrost on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @07:27AM (#34425900)
You may want to reread the comment you're replying to.

Paraphrasing what they said as "According to you we should just let old people do everything" is completely incorrect.

Their comment was more in line with "if your peers, whether younger or older, are learning faster than you, maybe this career is not for you".

That is certainly something to discuss further - but it is not the comment you made it out to be.

Attention to detail is a useful trait to develop.

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