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like do you work or are you a student
i currently work in a supermarket.
i currently work in a supermarket.
What are you currently doing with your life?
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Discussion Overview
The thread explores participants' current life situations, focusing on whether they are students or employed, and touches on the relevance of physics in their lives. The discussion includes personal anecdotes and reflections on the nature of work and interests.
Discussion Character
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- Conceptual clarification
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Main Points Raised
- Some participants share their current employment status, with one mentioning work in a supermarket.
- There is a reference to A. Einstein's early career and how it did not preclude him from significant achievements in physics.
- One participant questions the relevance of a physics forum for casual conversation, noting the OP's lack of physics-related posts.
- Another participant suggests that having a mundane job does not negate the possibility of passion or talent in other areas.
- Some participants express that enjoying physics content does not necessarily mean one wants to engage in discussions about it.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants generally agree that there is nothing wrong with casual conversation in a physics forum, but there is a lack of consensus on the appropriateness of the OP's posts in this context. Some express puzzlement over the choice of forum for chit chat, while others defend the OP's right to engage in non-physics discussions.
Contextual Notes
Some assumptions about the motivations for participating in a physics forum are not explicitly stated, and there is an unresolved tension between the desire for casual conversation and the forum's focus on physics.
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And do you have any interest in physics?hbk4894 said:
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Well A.Einstein worked in a pretty boring day job supporting a young family before everything came together for him..
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Actually, his work at the patent office led to his famous work
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Are you suggesting our OP is a budding Einstein? He has made a couple of dozen posts and not a single one of them has anything to do with physics, as nearly as I can see so he seems to be here just for chit chat, which is why I asked about any interest in physics.rootone said:
There's nothing wrong w/ being here just for the chit chat, it just puzzles me that someone would choose a physics forum for that when there are (as I understand it anyway) numerous forums on the internet where that is more the purpose.
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Evo
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Agreed.phinds said:
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No, I was only meaning that having a boring day job doesn't exclude a person from having passion decication and just maybe an immense talent in some other field.
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Well, maybe he wants to improve his language skills!
Anyway he asked you about your own life not Einstein"s or his
Anyway he asked you about your own life not Einstein"s or his
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Seriously at first glance I misread the thread title as "What are you currently doing with your wife ? "...psss I'm making a movie. 
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rootone said:
This is very true. My job gives me no thrills, but my outside-of-work life is very nice.
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I'm a student.
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Or maybe working in the supermarket is not necessarily boring.
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phinds said:
One could enjoy reading the physics, but not discussing the physics.
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