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WoodsieOwl31416 t1_j94dliz wrote

Reply to Which medical specialties are future proof? by MeronDC

Medical Technologist here. Clinical labs are getting more and more automated. This means the instruments that analyze the blood and other kinds of specimens are very complex and prone to needing fixing or adjusting often. Since there's often plumbing involved with fluids running through tubes and in and out of reaction chambers they can easily become contaminated or plugged. So I think there is probably job security in fixing and servicing these instruments. You would work for the manufacturers, not the labs.

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ChalupaCabre t1_j924m2j wrote

Reply to comment by hlessi_newt in Nissan LEAF EVs will power evacuation centers in Japan when disaster strikes by OvermoderatedNet

Yeah it was a great EV, just isn’t keeping up with the times.

What kind of range do you get now?

Our 40kWh new was supposed to get up to 250km… not sure we really could get that, but now 5 years and 90,000km later we get like 130km. It’s pretty sad.

And the DC “fast” charging is anything but fast.

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BringMeInfo t1_j91p2f9 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Wild Speculation and Futurology Rules by Moving-Target-00

>While a virus cannot reproduce, under normal circumstances we are aware of, without hijacking an existing cells biological machinery, the truth it, neither can a human. I dare you to live and reproduce without consuming, tearing apart, and using other existing life in order to live and reproduce.

My friend, I wish to introduce you to photosynthesis and chemosynthesis.

ETA: Unless you are arguing that humans did not arise through evolution and have been present since before other life on Earth, but I'm not sure there's even a religion that believes that.

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American_Streamer t1_j9130pj wrote

Reply to comment by Pobbes in Americans are ready to test embryos for future college chances, survey shows by ChickenTeriyakiBoy1

There is always the law of diminishing marginal utility which puts an end to this. There is no such thing as endlessly increasing success, as eating 100 bars of chocolate doesn't bring you 100x more fun than eating 1 bar.

Also, even the kids with all resources imaginable may turn out failures. There are enough examples of rich kids with severe drug and alcohol problems, as well as mental problems like depression and gambling. You could argue that this doesn't matter, as they will always have been handed lucrative positions. But there also is a limit to these positions, as any company will begin to suffer if too many incompetent and useless people are sucking it dry. Someday, somewhere along the way, even the most pampered kid of the most inherited wealth will have to prove itself and will have to bring adequate performance and will fail at that, if it misses the necessary skills.

In general, the whole Ivy League thing is a big scam. The quality of the education there is detoriating fast, maybe even in the law and economics departments. The Ivy League degree has been reduced only to the "club member card" you need to have to be able to apply for the top positions. It doesn't necessarily give you the skills to be successful in your discipline, anymore. But you still need to have marketable and high quality skills to become successful and compete on the job market. If you are not useful and not able to produce decent results, all those fancy degrees and daddy's influence still won't help you.

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