Most scientists are faculty members at a university. They are underpaid across the world. Yet, do you know how much work they do for free. Review articles for free, serve as editorial board members for free, give talks for free, organize big conferences for free. Just sayin'

Whenever the world faces a crisis, they are the so-called "Avengers" team that come to rescue. They dont waste a single penny they get from grants. Yet, most of my world thinks being a faculty is to just teach a couple of courses using some dusted textbooks.

You are living in 2020. A scientist is thinking decades into the future. Your 7 nm Si channel was made years before you use it. They are rockstars. You see a scientist, you realize how much they contribute yet remain anonymous in the society.