encouragement

Encouragement to an early-career scientist (me) in an email:  (I had replied to his earlier email which questioned our recent publication and asked if he would like to contribute any datasets to a relevant database for bedload transport.)

Although I coauthored publications concerning datasets and data needs with respect to sediment and bedload and founded a relevant organization (attached), this topic is at the very best very complex and I advise to reconsider spending any of your time on a process which you have studied, upon your admittance, little.


Always great to have encouragement from the wise elders of the field.

It's sort of like when Ice-T (wise elder) told Soulja Boy (early career rapper) to "Eat a Dick" for "single-handedly killing hip hop." In his youtube reply, Soulja Boy was none too pleased, but I remember him saying something useful like "Why don't you give me some constructive advice instead of telling me to eat a dick." (paraphrasing)

Oh well, I just drew an analogy between myself and Soulja Boy. At least I have that.