Stumbled across this; is it this bad being a scientist?

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Friend sent me this trying to "mock" my post-undergraduate goals:

http://physics.wustl.edu/katz/scientist.html

What are your takes on what this person has to say about going into a career in science?

Thanks,

Colton
 
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It's 15 years old, and has been discussed many times on this forum.
 
Locrian said:
It's 15 years old, and has been discussed many times on this forum.

I searched on the link and only got this current thread. Can you maybe link to one or two others to help out the OP? Thanks! :-)
 
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Awesome thanks! :-)
 

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