Hustling. That’s what some people do in all industries. Young people in tech. Slightly older people in medical careers. I always admire people who hustle, even though I often wonder what the point of their work is. One thing I know for sure is that no matter how stupid and low yield and pointless and futile ideas might be in silicon valley— and believe me I live here and know just how bad it can be— ideas in medical research are often even more stupid and low yield and pointless and futile and worse of all harmful to human beings.
He’s not wrong, sadly.