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What does this accomplish?

Gotta up my junk food consumption then

The knife wouldn't have stopped the bear, though hahahaha

Traditionally, financial engineers are people who create financial instruments, like contracts. Say you want to get a mortgage but instead of just paying interest you want to make it spicier somehow, something like "if the value of a home in this part of town is so and so, I'll pay this, if not then that", or something to that effect. A bank would come in with pricing, risk analysis, etc. for such a contract, done by people with knowledge in financial engineering. Nowadays the degree is chased mostly by people who want to get into investing, though, and they get an advantage in that due to the heavy quantitative focus of the program.
Econometrics is an area of statistics that is concerned with studying causality, particularly in economical and financial data. Say you think tariffs cause inflation (very topical lol), you would not only want to have theoretical basis for that, but an empirical foundation too, which is established by an econometric study.
I'm targetting financial engineering because it's harder to get into, thus salaries are better, but would settle for econometrics because I can get similar opportunities if I play my cards right

Not only turning down a douche but proceeding to kick his ass is crazy, nice work

Financial Engineering, but I would settle for Econometrics or even Applied Statistics

I feel this. Physical books are much better for reading but I miss grep so much when I need to consult

Marriage and master's degree. The latter probably will end up not happening due to impending burnout

Carmella "you made me so hawt down thea" to a comatose Tony was something, especially with that weird camera angle

There is no way to accomplish this return of the hobbyist internet without deep systemic change (that won't ever happen if we're honest). We can only hope to carve out our little corners by leaving the lurker mindset and actively participating in the discussion of our hobbies:
Document your struggle running that one RPG system as a duet. Post how to solve the bug you were having with Linux. Review that one book you just finished. Make a list of your favorite resources on baking. Contribute to open source.
Problem is, we can't force people to do it, we can only do it ourselves and hope to make an impact, and that isn't really effective...

I'm a mess. Autism, ADHD and bipolar :)
I'd like to buy a pair of those dampeners too sometime, the ones construction guys use. I feel the active noise cancellation strains my ears over time if I'm using them for hours

My noise cancelling headphones make me forget my disability sometimes, especially during bus rides, which used to induce migraines and leave me burnt out to a crisp when getting home from work. A mechanical keyboard made working so much more enjoyable, too