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Noah Kalina's avatar

AI will never take this guys job.

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Morgane's avatar

I think that you would like human ecologists! https://www.coa.edu/academics/human-ecology-degree/human-ecology/ I graduated a few years ago, and my best explanation is that choosing classes was like being at a buffet.

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Alix's avatar

I also have a master's degree from the School of Human Ecology (at UW Madison). Mine is technically a Master's of Consumer Science, a subset of psychology and economics. Fascinating stuff!

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cass marketos's avatar

"composter" !

so few landscapers these days possess that skill, glad to see it. :)

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Laura Fenton's avatar

Someone once belittled me at a party when I handed over a business card that listed the three types of freelance work I did (all related). This post made me finally realize how silly that guy was. I only just gathered the courage to answer the question "what do you do?" with writer in the last two years--even though it was most of what I was doing from age 22 on.

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Emily Qualey's avatar

I’ve always admired your curiosity and willingness to learn new things! Thanks for sharing snippets from the journey.

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Davin Trail-Risk's avatar

I admire a focused generalist mindset and think of myself as a kind of fluid amateur. I prefer amorphous titles like artist and designer because they don’t really have fixed meaning. Within those words is a vast landscape of thinking and doing.

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cory's avatar

D- is that your legit last name?

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cory's avatar

D- is that your legit last name?

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Davin Trail-Risk's avatar

Heh - Yup! Trail is my spouse’s last name and Risk is mine. Old Scottish surname.

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Leigh Haber's avatar

love this!

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