Beyond Selidor

No I think it's great that you had a passion for something and pursued that in your studies. One of the reasons why I ended up studying economics was because I was pressured into it by my mum (I convinced them that accounting and finance were just NOT for me, although they thought that was more practical - economics was a middle ground as my initial plan was Asian studies as I quite liked languages) and I succumbed to the pressure because a. it was just easier (I know people who would not be able to understand this, but I hate conflict and the constant guilt and nagging FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE were just NOT worth it) and b. I found that I just didn't have quite enough passion in the end. It was just this vague feeling that I'd liked Japanese in school, but not a "I MUST DO JAPANESE".

I guess in our naming discussion, I think that the issues are interesting, but not necessary. At least not on a day-to-day basis. That doesn't mean it's not worth studying of course! I suppose my thought is that it's good to add to the general wealth of human knowledge, and if it brings the researcher happiness and fulfilment that's a really great thing!