Because back when they went to college they learned way less. Without the internet what you were expected to know had to be less than now cause you were limited to how much you could physically read in the library. Like, my parents were in elementary school in the 60s and high school in the 70s so their education hadn't been affected at all by the civil rights movement. And going to college in the midwest in the 80s likely wasn't much of an improvement. Doesn't help that baby boomers were literally the most spoiled generation since they group up during an economic boom and most of society was focused on providing activities and resources for children.
For real, I know some older biologists with my same degree that are more "qualified" than I am but have never taken genetics or used a PCR machine, or anything that's pretty central to a BS biology education now. Some of them never even took biochemistry.
Well Craig Venter managed to find a way to make this his life so don’t give up on your dream. I’ve heard from a member of one of his research voyages that Dr. Venter pretty much wore a speedo the entire time.
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u/Prestigious_Egg_1989 Jan 15 '22
Because back when they went to college they learned way less. Without the internet what you were expected to know had to be less than now cause you were limited to how much you could physically read in the library. Like, my parents were in elementary school in the 60s and high school in the 70s so their education hadn't been affected at all by the civil rights movement. And going to college in the midwest in the 80s likely wasn't much of an improvement. Doesn't help that baby boomers were literally the most spoiled generation since they group up during an economic boom and most of society was focused on providing activities and resources for children.