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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017

    I imagine being a surgeon to be a very tedious job 99% of the time. Like being a mechanic. You know what's there & what you need to do.

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      2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Obv some people are never happier than when elbow deep in engines, circuitry, entrails etc but the joy of this is a mystery to me.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        I liked nursing & care work because whilst the tasks are routine &repetitive, people are so varied & you get to try to make them feel better

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        And this varies so much. I remember John. Sympathy irritated him. 'Stop moaning, you miserable old git' made him roar with laughter.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        I actually like talking to people when there is a purpose to it. When it makes them feel better, enjoy life more. Otherwise, mostly no.

        1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
      6. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Particularly very difficult people. It can be like a puzzle to be worked out. Something is wrong. How to get thru it & communicate.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      7. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Eg, I worked with an elderly black South African lady. A political refugee. She'd been an anti-apartheid activist. Incredibly fierce.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Simply would not let white carers do anything for her. We thought we understood. Approached her with great politeness. This made her angrier

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        She finally let me help her & she said it was because I was 'smiley' rather than formal & polite. She felt dislike & mockery in politeness.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      10. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        And that was the key. Warmth not politeness was the way to get her to accept that white carers genuinely wanted to help her.She doubted this

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      11. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Also, she loved to talk about the work of Oscar Wilde. People are very interesting & complicated.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. (((Christian JB)))  🐌‏ @christianjbdev 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Except you get to save lives!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @christianjbdev

        I'm not saying its not important and satisfying to look back on. Just not very interesting at the time.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose @christianjbdev

        Imagine being a heart surgeon. You've got your list of coronary bypass patients every day, every week, every year.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose @christianjbdev

        At the end of the year, you could calculate how much good you've done & the lives you've saved & grief you've spared so many

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      7. Tamara Brouwer‏ @TamaraBrouwer1 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @MMads2 @HPluckrose @christianjbdev

        Mads has a point here. 😁

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      2. Jackie Fox‏ @jjfox123 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Not quite. I've known a lot of surgeons, and none of them has ever used the word 'tedious'... :)

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @jjfox123

        I'm sure they don't find it so or they wouldn't do it.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Jackie Fox‏ @jjfox123 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Indeed! :)

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      2. Matthew Giles‏ @Ad_astra1 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Probably unlikely the mechanic could make a mistake that would lead to the car never working again or a family grieving over it

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Matthew Giles‏ @Ad_astra1 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Ad_astra1 @HPluckrose

        Probably reduces it's tedious nature having someone's life in your hands. Unless you're a psychopath that is hah

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @Ad_astra1

        I understand that psychopaths are overrepresented among surgeons. Their lack of empathy & anxiety are advantages.

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