One thing that frustrates me is that non-specialists often discount my opinion because it does not agree with their preconceived notions, popular beliefs, or their individual observations. To be clear, I don't expect anyone to believe what I tell them based solely on my authority - if I don't have evidence to back it up, you shouldn't agree with me. And its perfectly possible for someone to have a good understanding of a subject and still disagree with me. But, often people don't acknowledge that authoritative evidence which contradicts their understanding of a subject could exist. (Basically, I'm just jealous of physicists, because people are less likely to argue with them about physics than they are to argue with me about what I study. Although, I'm sure they get enough from people who believe quantum theory means homeopathy is true that I don't feel that bad.)
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