• BigBenis@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Not to downplay the rest of her accomplishments but can’t you essentially buy your way onto the F30U30 list?

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      isn’t a Forbes list the kind of list that buying your way into it proves you belong there?

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      I think so. My sister has been contacted by Forbes that she can pay for a spot on the list. There was a cheaper option for just the nomination.

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      Bro, you can buy the presidency of the United States if you have enough money. So yeah, not what she did, but it is completely posible.

  • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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    Between the post and some of the comments, I’m pretty sure we’re on the worst time.

    At least, the worst surviving timeline. I’m sure plenty of “worse” timelines have existed that killed off the entirety of the planet.

    This is just the worst of what’s left.

  • sumguyonline@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    This verbal smack down could have been avoided had he read probably anything about her from online and didn’t only know her because she dated a Foosball player.

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    Those Forbes lists like 30 under 30 are a joke though. Not sure why she’s bragging about that.

  • MidWestKhagan@lemmygrad.ml
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    This is why I’m not on twitter, she shouldn’t have to defend herself and explain herself to that degree. People can be so toxic that on a game like marvel rivals I was absolutely dog shit at because my chat and voice chat were always visible, once I muted everything, I am suddenly reaching Gold II in a couple days. Be where you are wanted instead of jumping into the snake pit where you know exactly the opinions and beliefs of those snakes, there’s nothing to gain, fascists are fascists, what more can they build on than opinion and beliefs?

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    Don’t take this the wrong way but from the list of achievements she sounds very much a Politician/PR-person/Lobbyist specialized in the area of Space Exploration, not an Engineer or a Scientist.

    Still beats Beer-belly Brad by a long distance (probably not hard), but is such a person really worth celebrating in Science Memes?

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      Just because she isn’t a straight engineer or scientist, doesn’t make her expertise less worth it I don’t think. And I would think that would make a very narrow acceptable requirements for this place.

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        It makes her an expert in advocacy and politics, not science or engineering.

        Obviously advocacy expertise is no less worth than engineering expertise or science expertise, just like arts expertise is no less worth than any of that and ditto for plenty of other kinds of expertise in complex areas.

        However, the “salesmanship” kinds of expertise are already the some of most widely celebrated and rewarded by present day society, hence my point.

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          So you’re saying that science _memes should only accept memes from active practicing scientists and engineers with degrees in their own specified fields?

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            You might want to re-read my posts a couple of time and think about it a bit harder, if the conclusion you derived from what I wrote is that I want to gatekeep the posters.

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              No need to be rude. Here, since I’m so simple minded and dumb I’ll try to convey as best as I can to one such as yourself. You’re saying she’s an expert in advocacy (how does one become an expert in that?) and politics… or maybe showmanship?, it doesn’t make her an expert in space programs. We should celebrate those people less, and feature actual scientists and engineers more. What I’m saying is that would be a narrow band if we just include people who’s job titles are scientists and engineers, because we are assuming other people in similar expertise fields would not know the original tweets context. If that is off base, my deepest apologies.

              It makes her an expert in advocacy and politics, not science or engineering.

              Obviously advocacy expertise is no less worth than engineering expertise or science expertise, just like arts expertise is no less worth than any of that and ditto for plenty of other kinds of expertise in complex areas.

              However, the “salesmanship” kinds of expertise are already the some of most widely celebrated and rewarded by present day society, hence my point.

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      Here’s the thing, we scientists need our cheerleaders. We spend our time getting good at doing science, so it’s worth it to hire someone who is good at hyping and advocating for our work. Go listen to the recordings of James Webb trying to explain to JFK that we need to do a shit-ton of science before we can get to the moon. JFK just plain doesn’t understand the magnitude of what he’s asking for. He thinks we could do it in 6 months. This lady is our champion.

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      As long as these types pay attention to what the scientists tell them and explain it to others accurately, they’re helpful

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      No… Let 'em burn.

      I want Brad so emotionally scarred that every time he goes to tweet some bullshit he has a depression inducing anxiety attack so overwhelming that he has to find the nearest corner to go cry in until exhaustion.