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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I've always wondered why.

Is it because you guys are really comfortable going over the minute details in anything written and finding everything that supports one thing or flaws an argument?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Used to reading a lot of dry text in detail and retaining the information.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"I'm an expert in stuff most people find tedious"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Most people find most fields tedious on an expert level.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Same reason so many lawyers have History undergraduate degrees.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

That's it!