Comments by "" (@willemvandebeek) on "My dream died, and now I'm here" video.

  1. Same for biochemistry. I did a interview for a job at a cancer research institute once, the project leader explained his research on a transport protein in great detail, but I didn't see the connection to the disease, so I asked how this is linked to cancer...? He had to think for it for a moment, while him looking at the screen I looked painfully at his colleague, he smiled thinking this was extremely funny, the project leader finally came up with a story that the transport protein is being researched because it looks similar to another protein, which is related to cancer. Long story short, they didn't give me the job and I no longer donate money to cancer research. Worst part of it all is that I have had multiple job interviews like this... :( Science used to be done by the church, monasteries, etc., until their religious systems got too corrupt. I think academia is so rotten to the core by nepotism now, it is reaching the point, where it has just become a place of ritual to find your future life-partner instead of a place of education & exploration. I am currently hoping the gaming industry is going to take over the education & exploration from academia, just like academia took over education & exploration from the church and monasteries centuries ago... 🤞 PS. ESA has invested into the Kerbal Space Program 2 game, and the YouTube channel Kurzgesagt is also investing into making games, so I guess there is still hope.
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