camphero

> Firstly, your issue doesn't seem to be anything other than social anxiety

And your issue doesn’t seem to be anything other than inability to empathize with someone that is legitimately venting how freelancing can be a nearly impossible hurdle for some. Anxiety is not the same experience for all.

Don’t blame wanting to prove Planet of the Apes could be real (but not having the balls to do it) Nature’s fault. That stupidity is just human mad science.

The data science professionals my company has had on staff have been a joke. It’s similar to the wave of inexperienced developers hired in the late 1990s; employers didn’t have the skills to prove that the contractors didn’t know what they were doing, so a ton of money was poured in with big dreams.

Part of that is that they don’t understand what we do and weren’t trained. They other part is that the business was just told they needed data people.

What businesses need today are to understand what they’re interested in first, and then hire people with proven experience and knowledge to accomplish those goals.

Having a PhD in any applicable subject in addition to sufficient practical knowledge of data science, machine learning, and AI would be a substantial plus for a niche position in the industry, a non-profit, or even in finance.

Don’t give up.