Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 06:51     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You saw what they did to the NIH... why bother?


That will go back at some point when these corrupt incompetent men leave the White House.

I saw a documentary on the Thalidomide drug that was developed by ex-Nazi war criminals in the 1950s that helped pregnant women with nausea. It turned out to cause horrific birth defects where babies were born with no legs or arms or shortened misshapen arms. This started in Germany, it was then sold to England and Canada. The Nazi company knew of the side effect but kept it quiet because they were getting very rich.

Thanks to Dr. Frances Kelsey from the FDA, Thalidomide was never approved in the US.
In 1960, Dr. Kelsey halted the drug's approval process, citing inadequate safety data, which averted a major public health tragedy in the United States. She faced enormous pressure from the drug company and lobbyists along with bribes and death threats. She stayed strong.

Trump has gutted the FDA. Without hesitation thalidomide would be approved by Trump and he would have fired the doctors. We need doctors like Dr. Kelsey and scientists who will stay true. Young people have to bother. Plus if all anyone is doing is moving money around our economy will be shattered.



Saying "it will come back" does not give people comfort that they can build a successful and secure stable life for themselves and their family. The security of a lot of those fed and fed-adjacent or funded jobs is gone. Yes that impacts the next generation as well.

I am in a "passion" field and I hate it. The swings are awful. I'm depressed and I can't unplug from tht regular news or the nonstop news related to my area. I wish I worked on something I didn't care about -- accounting?? -- and the job was just a job and not part of the bigger political mess.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 06:35     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
There is no need to make hard choices. Ambitious and hard working college kids can and do cure cancer, save the world and made tons of money. DC is a rising sophomore majoring in Biomedical Engineering/Biotech and Finance. This summer doing brain cancer research at a major med school. Already started applying for internships at medtech/biotech companies for next summer. Built their own network by winning major scholarships sponsored by industry. Active in major related clubs, bringing industry recruiters and well-connected speakers to campus.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 05:12     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Anonymous wrote:I have been a teacher for 30 years. My kids are in finance, or heading there. They saw me work my ass off and struggle and they want a different path. I am thrilled.


Teacher’s exaggerate. The salary is not low. Talk to the moms who work retail or waitress at lunch shifts so they can get home when schools close or data entry clerks who works there for the flexible hours.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 05:04     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Anonymous wrote:You saw what they did to the NIH... why bother?


That will go back at some point when these corrupt incompetent men leave the White House.

I saw a documentary on the Thalidomide drug that was developed by ex-Nazi war criminals in the 1950s that helped pregnant women with nausea. It turned out to cause horrific birth defects where babies were born with no legs or arms or shortened misshapen arms. This started in Germany, it was then sold to England and Canada. The Nazi company knew of the side effect but kept it quiet because they were getting very rich.

Thanks to Dr. Frances Kelsey from the FDA, Thalidomide was never approved in the US.
In 1960, Dr. Kelsey halted the drug's approval process, citing inadequate safety data, which averted a major public health tragedy in the United States. She faced enormous pressure from the drug company and lobbyists along with bribes and death threats. She stayed strong.

Trump has gutted the FDA. Without hesitation thalidomide would be approved by Trump and he would have fired the doctors. We need doctors like Dr. Kelsey and scientists who will stay true. Young people have to bother. Plus if all anyone is doing is moving money around our economy will be shattered.

Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 04:12     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Stupid people voted MAGA. They hate science and are actively trying to burn down the world.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 01:18     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

My husband is a cancer researcher with an MD/PhD. I don't know why the PP associates that with Big Pharma - most research is publicly funded and at NIH or other similar institutions.

Since we're in that world, we know plenty of kids who want to be doctors and scientists.

We know a decent amount of kids from DS’s cohort (biochem at a t5) who are working in biotech-adjacent positions at companies like DE Shaw, Gilead and Vertex. Very few are in academic positions where public funds are running through. It’s really hard to get a good academic position for this type of work, even with elite credentials

I found it funny that people expect the most brilliant kids to take the low paying jobs to advance the human society while imbeciles like many of you aiming for cushy jobs contributing to nothing and pointing figures.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 01:12     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Anonymous wrote:

My husband is a cancer researcher with an MD/PhD. I don't know why the PP associates that with Big Pharma - most research is publicly funded and at NIH or other similar institutions.

Since we're in that world, we know plenty of kids who want to be doctors and scientists.

We know a decent amount of kids from DS’s cohort (biochem at a t5) who are working in biotech-adjacent positions at companies like DE Shaw, Gilead and Vertex. Very few are in academic positions where public funds are running through. It’s really hard to get a good academic position for this type of work, even with elite credentials
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 00:53     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Feel free to say whatever you want. Kids took the initiatives to found orgs to help people. Not even all adults can do that. If it also helped them in the college application process, good for them! What did you do to make this world better? I’d guess nothing, not with your jealousy, toxicity and venom.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 00:47     Subject: Re:What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What I find amusing is half of these kids admitted to T15 had non-profits to help inner cities kids learn to code or bring clean water to Haiti then by their college freshman year, they have forgotten all about these life-long passions.


Yup. Most of these non-profits that they "founded" are shuttered the second the applications are submitted. It is so sad.

How about making these kids commit to donating a portion of their first year's salary after college to the charity that got them into college. If they won't make that commitment, the charity work gets removed from the app (and they don't get in).

So many phonies. So much fakeness. So sad.

Did they not help those people as they claimed?
Why are they obligated to work for free for their whole lives? They’re not and they shouldn’t because it’s not sustainable.


So this PP’s DCs are those phonies who founded a non-profit to help poor people aka to help their own college app

Nothing phony about what they do unlike the filthy mouth you like to run.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 00:43     Subject: Re:What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What I find amusing is half of these kids admitted to T15 had non-profits to help inner cities kids learn to code or bring clean water to Haiti then by their college freshman year, they have forgotten all about these life-long passions.


Yup. Most of these non-profits that they "founded" are shuttered the second the applications are submitted. It is so sad.

How about making these kids commit to donating a portion of their first year's salary after college to the charity that got them into college. If they won't make that commitment, the charity work gets removed from the app (and they don't get in).

So many phonies. So much fakeness. So sad.

Did they not help those people as they claimed?
Why are they obligated to work for free for their whole lives? They’re not and they shouldn’t because it’s not sustainable.


So this PP’s DCs are those phonies who founded a non-profit to help poor people aka to help their own college app
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 00:33     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?


My husband is a cancer researcher with an MD/PhD. I don't know why the PP associates that with Big Pharma - most research is publicly funded and at NIH or other similar institutions.

Since we're in that world, we know plenty of kids who want to be doctors and scientists.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 00:29     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
College is really expensive so people want return on investment. Passion majors aren’t guaranteed money.
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 23:22     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Anonymous wrote:The students we know graduating from college have jobs in business, consulting, IB, and a few in engineering. Any more interesting new grad jobs that you know of?


We know many headed to T5 med and law, as well as some top-5 stem phDs. They have a higher chance to save the world or cure cancer than a bachelors degree student
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 22:39     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
Anonymous wrote:TBH, it’s some nepo babies who still want to change the world for good. Strivers’ kids just want to be rich.


Of course, the nepo babies are already financially secure. Our neighorhoold old money went to Liberia to set up a mission and have lived there ever since.

Strivers are always worried about social mobility, so their kids go after money.
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 22:25     Subject: What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?
People who watch their parents struggle financially follow the money. The next generation which doesn’t see the struggle follows its passions after being raised by affluent parents who may have had regrets about their lucrative career paths. It’s easy to say that everyone should be authentic and explore and make the world a better place- but that doesn’t always pay the bills.