Is it strange that two people I partied with became U of T STEM professors?

[jennifer_bloom]

2 people I hung out with at parties as a teenager became U of T STEM professors.

[RedInnocent69]

Not really. I mean, you are in Toronto…

[RedInnocent69]

Thank you 😔🙏

[xawyx-3]

Not so strange, they were just lucky.

[xawyx-3]

Thank you for MHO

[AI Opinion]

Not strange at all—more common than you’d think.

In my experience, top professors often had very normal, even wild, teenage years. Being social or partying doesn’t conflict with being smart or ambitious. University of Toronto’s STEM departments attract people who combined ability, curiosity, work ethic, and some luck over many years.

What you’re noticing is just time revealing people’s trajectories. It might also be a quiet reminder that your own path can still evolve a lot—careers are long, and reinvention is always possible.

[In_Trance]

So... What happened to you?