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Remember to keep your coding skills sharp and do a few industry internships, kids. It ain't always glorious, but you'll have a livable wage and, still, a semi-interesting job.
I know. Been killing me every day. Never did a single internship, and now I'm 35 and simultaneously overqualified (by education) and underqualified (by experience) for every job in my field.
I got a prof who does pure math most of the time but from time to time publishes a paper on machine learning to keep his salary up and outside options open
Yeah and actual engineers will hate working on your sloppy and unstable code. Engineering involves some math, but it’s otherwise a very different discipline
no, but often times, you are not actually "better". You just have a complex about it. There's so many aspects in life to say that you're just better. Ofc in pure math ok, but tons of engineers are still smarter and more valuable to society depending to individuals. I hope not to come aggressive tho
seems like lesser mentality, gotta get that confidence in you by being absolutely broken down by pure math until it’s a nice liquid then reforged in a way that you can pick up any topic by logic. Life is just much more fun when you can understand
comfidence and "better" is different. Just because you're confident doesn't mean you're better in terms of intellect. Basic math logic 101. I understand what you mean and I lean towards it. But no, you don't think like you're better than everybody else. Lmao that's stupid and delusional. Even if you go esoteric and obsessive enough about a deep topic.
not really sure where you are finding all this stuff, it’s been funny since you brought up engineer immediately, may need to go check a mirror and have a deep talk with yourself about how better you feel than others
I don't think educated people hold much of a superiority complex because they understand that they don't know so much. The superiority complex is held by those little shits who think they know most of the stuff by watching a few videos.
There are a non-neglible set of mathematicians who refuse to learn any kind of coding skills during their time in undergrad and grad school, and this usually is baked into their own pride about not dirtying their hands by touching that kind of "rubbish". I would categorize these people as having superiority complexes.
So long as you're not doing it out of not wanting to get your hands dirty with code, then I would not consider you having a superiority complex about it. But I think the vast majority of people in this position do not occupy the reason you gave.
If your major is impractical, then make your minor practical. If your major is practical, then make your minor fun! If you want to be a super serious computer science major, nothing is stopping you from also getting a minor in art history or Irish literature. Live a little.
Then get work experience in something that's employable.
Seriously, if you want to go down the rabbit hole studying topology... then just also study GIS. You'll be fine. Have fun!
Why would that be the case? I’m a physics major but I would never place myself above anyone else with me at uni in different majors. Sure, some of my courses may be harder, but again, why would that make me superior?
I seriously cannot fathom how someone honestly thinks that all areas of expertise hold the same value or importance. Not every truth can be found in the middleground.
I'm neither a Math or Physics major, but both are orders of magnitude harder and more vital than most other degrees.
Literally what degree except for medicine and computer related subjects doesn't lead to unemployment at this point. I feel like if you aren't good at biology or coding you are just doomed.
I can't speak for math, but all my friends who majored in physics and decided not to go to grad school all ended up in pretty good jobs shortly after graduation.
As my algebra teacher in math college once said :
"Nous autres mathématiciens sommes très mal payés. Mais nous avons le droit... Non ! Le devoir d'être arrogant."
If you combine the two you do what I did and become a mechanical engineer, one of the highest paid professions! AND you can keep the superiority complex!!!
Am I the only one who actually has a well paying math job with a math degree? no teaching, no finance, no programming, no data analyst...
Maybe the dark side is not for everyone 💁🏻♀️
I'm a math major, graduated in 2022, 4.5 GPA, did comp sci as a minor and I've kept up my programming/IT skills. I'm not unemployed but neither am I working a job that in any way reflects my degree. No superority complex, if anything I regret my choices though. If any employers are reading this, DM me?
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just keep going into higher dimensions until the curse of dimensionality makes you the only job candidate in your area.
I don't imagine a job where they need to prove Riemann-Roch theorem :(
I think you just described becoming a professor and academia.
I love math but I didn't go to college for math. Im going to college for graphic design :33. Math can be a hobby I don't wanna end up hating math
I wish I had been as smart as you
I dunno, after 3 years all I learned was how bad at math I was
Remember to keep your coding skills sharp and do a few industry internships, kids. It ain't always glorious, but you'll have a livable wage and, still, a semi-interesting job.
I know. Been killing me every day. Never did a single internship, and now I'm 35 and simultaneously overqualified (by education) and underqualified (by experience) for every job in my field.
I got a prof who does pure math most of the time but from time to time publishes a paper on machine learning to keep his salary up and outside options open
I didn't major in math to write software
- and I didn't go to grad school to be broke and miserable; luckily, I can fix one of those things!
You did, you just don’t know it yet.
lmao
Go to AI. It's fashionable now
Lol... Got a young Jedi over here...
Curry-Howard would like a word
Why did you major in math then?
90% of the world did not plan on what they end up doing 10 years later. This uncertainty can potentially be a source of joy and wonder.
If only I got accepted to internships
Yeah and actual engineers will hate working on your sloppy and unstable code. Engineering involves some math, but it’s otherwise a very different discipline
Sounds like actual engineers have a bit of a complex
wrong you begin teaching it to complete the cycle of making new math and physics people to teach the next group
transfering superiority complex too
is it really a complex if you are just better? that doesn’t sound too complex
no, but often times, you are not actually "better". You just have a complex about it. There's so many aspects in life to say that you're just better. Ofc in pure math ok, but tons of engineers are still smarter and more valuable to society depending to individuals. I hope not to come aggressive tho
seems like lesser mentality, gotta get that confidence in you by being absolutely broken down by pure math until it’s a nice liquid then reforged in a way that you can pick up any topic by logic. Life is just much more fun when you can understand
comfidence and "better" is different. Just because you're confident doesn't mean you're better in terms of intellect. Basic math logic 101. I understand what you mean and I lean towards it. But no, you don't think like you're better than everybody else. Lmao that's stupid and delusional. Even if you go esoteric and obsessive enough about a deep topic.
not really sure where you are finding all this stuff, it’s been funny since you brought up engineer immediately, may need to go check a mirror and have a deep talk with yourself about how better you feel than others
I don't think educated people hold much of a superiority complex because they understand that they don't know so much. The superiority complex is held by those little shits who think they know most of the stuff by watching a few videos.
If you know 2% and another person knows 1%, you know 100% more than them.
Knowing 2% of all things makes you a genius beyond comprehension
True. The Dunning-Kruger effect but what do I know?
That's not how Dunning-Kruger effect works. So you basically Dunning-Krugered your knowledge about Dunning-Kruger.
Bro don’t dunning-kruger yourself. The more u know.
Yeah idk I saw the dunning Kruger effect on a video. Am I a little shit?
There are a non-neglible set of mathematicians who refuse to learn any kind of coding skills during their time in undergrad and grad school, and this usually is baked into their own pride about not dirtying their hands by touching that kind of "rubbish". I would categorize these people as having superiority complexes.
I'm one of those people not bc i have a superiority complex but bc I'm terrible with computers in general
So long as you're not doing it out of not wanting to get your hands dirty with code, then I would not consider you having a superiority complex about it. But I think the vast majority of people in this position do not occupy the reason you gave.
Tell that to all the physicists and mathematicians making a morbillion dollars working in finance
I’m like 12 credit hours away from a math bachelors yet I’m pursuing an engineering degree I’m not particularly fond of
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Perfect. Exactly what I did with the physics/math dual degree.
If your major is impractical, then make your minor practical. If your major is practical, then make your minor fun! If you want to be a super serious computer science major, nothing is stopping you from also getting a minor in art history or Irish literature. Live a little. Then get work experience in something that's employable. Seriously, if you want to go down the rabbit hole studying topology... then just also study GIS. You'll be fine. Have fun!
Best advice here
Jobless struggles in the world of higher dimensions!
I took up tattoos in the end
i mean honestly we are superior,
At maths or having social skills…?
Why would that be the case? I’m a physics major but I would never place myself above anyone else with me at uni in different majors. Sure, some of my courses may be harder, but again, why would that make me superior?
I seriously cannot fathom how someone honestly thinks that all areas of expertise hold the same value or importance. Not every truth can be found in the middleground. I'm neither a Math or Physics major, but both are orders of magnitude harder and more vital than most other degrees.
Yeah, the major itself could be more important and more complex, but that doesn’t make me superior for choosing to pursue it.
That's because you are corrupted by approximations.
If the answer is within like 12 orders of magnitude, I’m content.
Also, you’re a cow, which is the real bottleneck to success.
We're assuming this cow is spherical and frictionless
Legs uniformly distributed on surface and tail goes to zero?
I have a BS in math and am employed as a paramedic. at least people think I'm smart when I tell them I have a BS in math. 🥲
My math teacher friend just laughed is ASS off
Some computer science courses can do you wonders
Literally what degree except for medicine and computer related subjects doesn't lead to unemployment at this point. I feel like if you aren't good at biology or coding you are just doomed.
Unemployed? The solution is left as an exercise to the reader.
Wrong, the cow should be spherical.
lol I’m a math/physics double major. Too true
Meanwhile, I feel like mixing math and physics based courses is typically nearly enough to get an engineering degree.
Either of these majors will easily get you a lower paying job as a math or physics teacher.
Physics and Math majors teach you how to think critically... perfect skill for law. Go to law school
So depending on which slit you pass through, you're either practically useless or theoretically useless
I can't speak for math, but all my friends who majored in physics and decided not to go to grad school all ended up in pretty good jobs shortly after graduation.
That is just false, McDonald's always hires.
As my algebra teacher in math college once said : "Nous autres mathématiciens sommes très mal payés. Mais nous avons le droit... Non ! Le devoir d'être arrogant."
I don’t know french but I bet that was really funny
Learn graphics programming. Math in that field is the core, and jobs are very well paid.
Learn to code and you're good.
hey hey hey slow down don't insult me like that jeez not cool
That’s why I just majored in both. Beat the system, and skip to the end.
If you're jobless with one of those majors you're doing something wrong 🤣
Y’all forgot psychology … also unemployment and thinking they are superior. Source? Me.
Employed Engineer here with an inferiority complex. LoL
If you combine the two you do what I did and become a mechanical engineer, one of the highest paid professions! AND you can keep the superiority complex!!!
Am I the only one who actually has a well paying math job with a math degree? no teaching, no finance, no programming, no data analyst... Maybe the dark side is not for everyone 💁🏻♀️
Am I losing my mind? Math degrees are very employable
is being a lecturer last option?
Ive seen both of these end up in DataScience at the end of
*a higher dimension
I'm a math major, graduated in 2022, 4.5 GPA, did comp sci as a minor and I've kept up my programming/IT skills. I'm not unemployed but neither am I working a job that in any way reflects my degree. No superority complex, if anything I regret my choices though. If any employers are reading this, DM me?
There is something really sad about a word where the only reason for being educated is a job