A man (or woman, or gender fluid person) is not one-dimensional. His personality, character, has many facets, many sides. At least that's how a man should be given enough chance of growth.

I do many academic-type things. I teach sometimes. So, if I were not in research and engineering at industry, I would be working full time at a university. I would still write code, do math, etc.

If that were not viable (either too high paper bar or very low pay), I would be in public administration or be a police officer. I can naturally lead people from the get-go, and have other people skills, I am a very good stage performer, too. Public speaking never frightened me. I can write. Honesty matters a lot to me: to a level that I am sometimes labeled naive and impractical.

I am sure I would make a very good salesman, too. If there's a third world war, and the tech companies, unis are bust, and money, stocks all go to the dogs, I would become a salesman. It is a doomsday scenario. I have been good at fundraising for charities. I am confident that I can sell if I want to.

I am very attracted and regular consumer and creator of poetry, paintings, recitations, movies. Yet, these don't pay even s**. Would never become this. I would have to take normies' opinion seriously to sell more, scale more. Would be soul-sucking. Won't become a professional artist, ever. When I do art now, I don't give a damn what the normies think. I would like to keep it that way. Forever.