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Why is /sci/ so elitist?

>> No.4739791

why shouldn't they be?

>> No.4739801

>>4739787
Why do you call them elitist? Much of what I think someone might label as 'elitism' there boils down to frustration over things like the endless 0.999...≠1 nonsense. Also, have you asked this question there instead of here on /lit/?

>> No.4739802

>>4739787
Where are the math scores? Having verbal and writing is a bit redundant because it makes it seem like language skills are two-thirds of intelligence/knowledge/aptitude when really they mostly overlap. If there's writing and verbal there should be word problems and number sense or calculator and non-calculator or multiple choice math and frq math.

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4739856

Cuz they're good at math and shit.

>> No.4739863

Because they have been swayed by the prestige, a prestige that is held high by no one else than our society. Obviously, parasitizing upon that is close to being pathetic, but essentially it's not their fault for being this ignorant. I don't think 'elitist' would be the most adequate word to describe them, since most of them can't seem to comprehend neither advanced logics, nor how natural sciences, from the theoretical perspective, works in the first place. After all, the word implies being superior in some way in relation to some other group, which, clearly, they are not.

They mostly operate with their perfunctory knowledge of Quantum Mechanics and Evolutionary Biology/Psychology in order to engage Creationists. Not sure why /lit/ gets so upset this frequently.

>> No.4739885

>>4739856
Why are social workers so dumb?

It makes sense, I suppose, most of the ones I've had to deal with were very well-meaning, but not too bright, standard people trying to help people become standard.

It is also nice to see that my prejudice against engineers is accurate.

>> No.4739887

>>4739885
>prejudice against engineers is accurate.

"I talk to the public so that the engineers don't have to"

>> No.4739891

If I got a degree in pure math, what could I do with it?

>> No.4739896

Did anyone here take the GRE? What were your scores?

Mine:
Verbal 164, 93rd percentile
Quantitative 161, 81st percentile
Writing 4.5, 78th percentile

>> No.4739909

>>4739891
roll joints

>> No.4739926

>>4739891
300k starting

>> No.4739928

>>4739891
My friends who have maths degrees work in logistics for a mining firm, as an importer, and as a software developer. Exactly what degree you get matters a whole lot less than what where you try to take it. No technical degree actually readies you for any specific job.

>> No.4739929

>>4739891
Go on to get a PhD in economics, become a quant, retire at 30.

>> No.4739935

>>4739891
Learn to fucking code
or actuary/Data science which you should still learn to code

>> No.4739946

>fetishizing about which jobs will earn them the most money

Sure is /b/ in here

>> No.4739957

>>4739946
>not caring about earning a living
sure is NEET in here

>> No.4739965

>>4739957
You can only earn a 'living' up to a certain point after that it becomes subjective.

>> No.4739968

>inteded

>> No.4739973

>>4739856
>Low verbal skill
>SOCIAL Work
wut.

>> No.4739975

>>4739787
You're the guy who posts all the .999 posts, aren't you OP?

>> No.4739978

>>4739802
'verbal' means 'reading', while 'writing' is an actual essay score.

i got 800 on both and i'm majoring in engineering.

>> No.4739989

Why the hell would anyone do a degree in philosophy? Does anyone believe that love for wisdom can actually be found there? Fools.

>> No.4739995

>>4739957
>confuses compulsive fetishizing over jobs that satisfy a single criteria of having the most money with caring about earning a living
Sure is chock-full of illogical clowns in here

>> No.4740015

>>4739891
become a banker

>> No.4740026

>>4739989
It will do you good. A few logic classes could probably teach you why it is not wise to take a discipline as a whole and treat it as if it operates under a single belief, axiom or assumption, namely "love for wisdom". It may also exposure you to your own stupidity and ignorance, which you just demonstrated.

>> No.4740030

>>4739787
>Why is /sci/ so elitist?
Sure is /sci/ in here