On Wed Jul 14 07:38:52 2021 Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote:
> ellanios82 wrote: >> >> - have heard it opined that MDs & Dentists are seldom good >> investors, for the reason that they are used to usually being >> 'Right' I've heard that surgeons can be particularly bad. > I'm not sure what this has to do with Debian, but this overlaps > with my professional interests. > > As far as I can tell, the reason that MDs and dentists are > notable as bad investors is the same reason that they are > notable as bad pilots: in the middle to end of their careers > they have lots of money and no particular life experience other > than their professions. They look for something that is > appealing on the surface, put just enough time into it to > convince themselves that they are going to be quite good at it > because they are already successful, and then crash. > > https://generalaviationnews.com/2017/03/29/the-doctor-killer/ Ah yes, the infamous "V-tail doctor killer", adored by birdwatchers everywhere. Still, if you read the article to the end you'll see that improved training is offsetting the trend. > Luckily, programming is a useful alternative hobby for medical > professionals. As long as you stay away from certain obscure > areas -- say, device drivers and financial software -- the > penalties for screwing up are much lower. Yeah, just write another piece of glitzy crap with a shitty user interface... you could always get a job with Microsoft, I suppose. > If you like your doctor or dentist, encourage them to learn > Debian and get into programming rather than daytrading or > piloting. Either that, or ensure that they have - or develop - enough humility to fly safely. As for me, I'm content to stay with my Cessna 172, and work to keep my instrument flying skills sharp. -- cgi...@surfnaked.ca (Charlie Gibbs)
