mussnig
Senior Member
While it may sound cool for some (I am sure there are lots of people who don't like Mathematics ), I am not always convinced that it's really useful. My field of research is rather abstract and theoretical, so real-life applications might occur at some point but maybe there will never be any ...I am always in awe of what I call REAL scientists. Cool job!
While working as a teacher, I at least had the feeling that I was actively contributing in some way to society. Now the feeling is more vague - I just hope my research will never be used for any kinds of weapons ...
But of course I shouldn't complain. Nobody forced me to do this and there are lots of nice things and freedoms in such a job.