The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.
今日最主要的势利，就是对职业的势利。你在派对中不用一分钟就能体会到，当你被问到这个21世纪初，最有代表性的问题：你是做什么的？你的答案将会决定对方接下来的反应，对方可能对你在场感到荣幸，或是开始看表，然后想个借口离开。
如果你想要为挽救生命而从事汽车自动行驶事业的话，你需要知道这个技术绝不是能从哪个特定学科里学到的。1995年，我还是一个博士生的时候，我就已经对无人驾驶汽车感兴趣了。
The best architecture is transformative.