avatar – A Slice of My Mind

also posted on mit admissions over spring break i met a grad student. we were talking about why they feel the need to work on impactful research, and after a while they said something along the lin…

also posted on mit admissions over spring break i met a grad student. we were talking about why they feel the need to work on impactful research, and after a while they said something along the lines of: look at the sandwich you’re eating. you didn’t grow the lettuce or the wheat or the tomatoes, or crush the wheat into flour or cut the lettuce or tomatoes. you didn’t bring all the ingredients to the restaurant, and you didn’t cook any of them yourself. you didn’t design or construct the building or the cooking equipment. other people had to do all of those things for you you know how in ‘avat

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