This is probably just coincidence so don't take me too seriously but here's what I've noticed:

The professors of my biology/chem courses: "Hey buddy, don't be afraid to ask questions we've made sure to try and make things easy to understand. Here are some extra resourses for you if you're having trouble. We've structured the marking so that you have lots of opportunities to catch up if you have a bad week etc. Good luck! So proud of you all! 🥰"

The professors of anything to do with math or tech: "LISTEN HERE YOU LAZY PEICES OF SHIT. IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING I'M SUPPOSED TO BE TEACHING IN CLASS THEN FUCK YOU. WE HAVE ONE TEST AND IF YOU FAIL THAT THEN YOU'RE FUCKED AND IT'S YOUR FAULT FOR NOT READING THE EXTRA RESOURSES I HID WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE THEY WERE THERE. WHAT? YOU HAVE A QUESTION? THAT'S A YOU PROBLEM, IDIOT! frothingfash"

  • Parzivus [any]
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    1 year ago

    Sometimes I pretend that I don't count as STEM being in the S part, it's mostly cope tho

    • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
      hexagon
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      1 year ago

      Me too: "I'm training to be an ecologist, I'm a glorified groundskeeper! I'm not stem, I'm not stem!" I say as I transform into a corncob

      • Parzivus [any]
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        1 year ago

        powercry-2 Please I'm a hydrologist
        xi-gun Compelling, stem bro. Now face the wall

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I don't have to worry about it. I have a BA in a soft science. We may not have any funding or respect, and no one listens to us when we explain in very clear terms what is wrong with the world and how to fix it, but at least it's harder to be an out and out fascist in anthropology these days.

      • Parzivus [any]
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        1 year ago

        Haven't met many anthropologists but I do work with some archaeologists and it seems like a really cool field. Intersection of a lot of different disciplines, and the work is obviously very compelling. I might've gone in that direction if I had realized there were jobs - apparently they need more!