This is actually one of the better takes that I’ve seen on the image. Usually the top post is something to the effect of “don’t tell me what to like!”
But the truth is considerably more nuanced. Science is slow-moving, often boring, and can be incredibly frustrating to do long-term. People get the benefit of summarized very old results complete with diagrams and images and animations and whatever have you.
You can go on YouTube and learn quite a bit about quantum physics and black holes without really needing to have a deep understanding of what’s going on. I do this as my PhD is in a completely different area from physics.
But ultimately for most people what you’re liking isn’t the science but the results once they’re cleaned up. They’re fundamentally two different things. But there is absolutely no reason you can’t be a fan of the idea of science.
This is actually one of the better takes that I’ve seen on the image. Usually the top post is something to the effect of “don’t tell me what to like!”
But the truth is considerably more nuanced. Science is slow-moving, often boring, and can be incredibly frustrating to do long-term. People get the benefit of summarized very old results complete with diagrams and images and animations and whatever have you.
You can go on YouTube and learn quite a bit about quantum physics and black holes without really needing to have a deep understanding of what’s going on. I do this as my PhD is in a completely different area from physics.
But ultimately for most people what you’re liking isn’t the science but the results once they’re cleaned up. They’re fundamentally two different things. But there is absolutely no reason you can’t be a fan of the idea of science.