| ▲ | 1970-01-01 6 hours ago |
| Mourning is fine if it is temporary, however no man should dread their own future if they still have control of their life. This is the idea of unalienable rights and was enshrined hundreds of years ago. It seems to me that anyone dreading the future of their field failed to take a page out of their retirement strategy and diversify their own interests, i.e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life,_Liberty_and_the_pursuit_... |
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| ▲ | j2kun 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| My friend, this happened a week ago. If a spouse dies you don't come back a week later and say "welp, chin up and diversify your dating pool!" |
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| ▲ | 1970-01-01 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | https://record.umich.edu/articles/study-grief-is-short-lived... | | |
| ▲ | j2kun 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | Ok, so if you really believe that losing one's vocation at 25 is the same as a 75 year old losing their spouse, that paper suggests you should wait at least 6 months before you start being a jerk about it. | | |
| ▲ | 1970-01-01 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | I don't see what point you are trying to make. At 25 losing your vocation gives you more than plenty of time to transition into another lifestyle. Many people will consider this the very beginning of their career. At 75, retirement is near. Your legacy is known but not final. 6 months is less than 1% of your lived life, and you have a lifetime of memories to reflect and enjoy. | | |
| ▲ | 0c3ca83 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | I'm not entirely sure what you're on about. Are you suggesting that mathematicians should become truck drivers or plumbers and be happy with that (until the next physical-aware models release, and then...)? |
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| ▲ | 0c3ca83 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| What do you mean, "control of their life"? |
