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People, you aren't doing your part. Yesterday, I had an almost 600 vote lead over the star-gazing bone-bag; this morning, it has narrowed rapidly to little more than 200. At this rate, he's going to catch up and pass me today, and then the suppression of the majority invertebrates will continue to…
One problem: I have two reasons and was only allowed to choose one.
I will second Ian in asking for: (X) in service of other/external goal(s).
The point is that math and science are (often) regarded as goals in themselves ... certainly they are commonly taught that way. Engineers (in contrast) often explicitly embrace external goals; this tradition is much closer to my personal point of view regarding QIS/QIT.
In my case, these external-to-QIS drivers are: (1) regenerative medical capability, (2) universal access to molecular-scale resources in biology and materials science that is (a) comprehensive and (b) free-as-in-freedom, and (3) the acceleration of global-scale enterprise in service of job creation.
Obligatory Bad Quantum Joke:
Problem - This poll has no way for me to input a superposition of answers.
It is nice that "I like quantum theory" is doing well, as is the similar answer about "intellectual merit". Both of these answers boil down to "I do it because I like it...and I am very lucky to have the opportunity to do something I like!"
Matt, I agree definitely 100% with your statement "It is nice that ... I do it because I like it...and I am very lucky to have the opportunity to do something I like!"
And yet, I would also agree 100% with the contrasting view "It is unfortunate that few QIS researchers are asking 'Why am I lucky to have the opportunity to do something I like, when so many others are unlucky?'"
There was a time when many information theorists asked (and answered) that class of question ... Norbert Wiener's 1950 treatise The Human Use of Human Beings is an example that is still readable today, fifty-nine years after it was written.
It seems odd (to me) that prepending the word "quantum" to "information science" could ever be regarded as restricting the scope of information science.
The situation (to me) seems more like prepending the word "algebraic" to "geometry" ... the historical result was an immensely expanded scope for both algebra *and* geometry.
Cesar: five lashes with the bull whip!
Cesar and Pieter: whippin's too good for him! stick him in a box with a cat!
Since QIS doesn't work as a career, the last option.
anon: ouch, but sadly....