I'm studying physics because I want to help shed light on the mysteries of reality.
It might be hard to get a job in physics and achieve that, but it's a hell of a lot harder to get in a job in software development and achieve that.
Despite this, all I'm reading is optimism about how well-paying and interesting software development is for physicists. So what? If those were my primary concerns, I wouldn't have studied physics in the first place!
I get the hidden impression that the meaningfulness of science -- pursuing the truth, the nature of the universe -- is being swept under the rug because it's no longer paying the bills. That's a goddamn tragedy, not the cause for celebration this article is making it out to be.
I'm studying physics because I want to help shed light on the mysteries of reality.
It might be hard to get a job in physics and achieve that, but it's a hell of a lot harder to get in a job in software development and achieve that.
Despite this, all I'm reading is optimism about how well-paying and interesting software development is for physicists. So what? If those were my primary concerns, I wouldn't have studied physics in the first place!
I get the hidden impression that the meaningfulness of science -- pursuing the truth, the nature of the universe -- is being swept under the rug because it's no longer paying the bills. That's a goddamn tragedy, not the cause for celebration this article is making it out to be.