AIScientists, 1990s bankers and the “tour of duty” metaphor
A post jokes that scientists are “returning the favor,” invoking a phrase it associates with 1990s finance.
TLDR
The post invokes 1990s private equity and bankers, saying they called it a “tour of duty.” It then jokes that “us scientists are just returning the favor.”
Scientists, 1990s bankers and the “tour of duty” metaphor
A post jokes that scientists are “returning the favor,” invoking a phrase it associates with 1990s finance.
TLDR
The post invokes 1990s private equity and bankers, saying they called it a “tour of duty.” It then jokes that “us scientists are just returning the favor.”