We don't need anymore science majors (Score 2, Insightful)

This idea is retarded. Contrary to popular belief, there is no shortage of science majors to fill the science positions in the United States. The job market, especially for physicsts, is terrible right now. I could give examples of the sacrifices it takes to become a researcher, for little material gain, but you're better off hearing it from someone who has been through this grinder, as I am just starting down this path.

In addition to this, a lot of scientific research, while it can be really rewarding in the long run, is fscking BORING! day to day. (Guess what I do for a living.) Are we really helping children by giving them unrealistic impressions of what it's going to be like if they grow up and enter the sciences. In the movies, scientists go from the desgin stage to the production stage in a matter of hours and whatever they come up with always works on the first try. Guess what? This never happens in real life. Never! If you design something new and build it, it's not going to work the first time.

I think it would be a lot better to stimulate the production of media that actually talk about science in a way that is accurate and accessible at the same time, in contrast to most of the stuff I heard about when I was kid.