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Cake day: July 10th, 2023

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  • Hmm… Speaking as a nurse, the benefits seem to be severely underestimated. You are basically guaranteed work because there will always be sick people. If you need flexibility there’s usually a department or specialty that will fit the hours you need, or you go locum. It is actually as interesting as you want it to be; if you want a specialty then there’s usually a route to advance along it. It opens up other avenues, e.g. public health, health research, admin (if you’ve lost your soul). It’s very social, and patients are often more than happy to talk if you like people. If you don’t like people then you just make sure you’re obviously concentrating and they’ll usually shut up.

    If someone wanted to do science then went into nursing, then they’re probably doing practical sciences and don’t have to be missing out at all.

    A great way to learn the cool shit doctors learn is to ask them about it.








  • My understanding was that atheism is the belief that there is no god(s), whereas to be agnostic is the absence of belief one way or another, i.e unable to prove or disprove existence of god(s). With this interpretation it’s more scientifically rational (for whatever that’s worth) to be agnostic than atheist.

    The importance of such a distinction doesn’t merit much fuss beyond freshman philosophy though since you get some atheists who are absolutely evil cunts and plenty of genuinely good people of almost all religions.








  • Thing is, with a full bank account the bank is using your money for other shit you might really prefer them not to.

    If you’re lucky enough to have more money than you need, then you can still do things like invest in mutual savings societies, local non-profit organisations, direct aid, etc, depending on how little you care about the money.