# Why HIV won't ever be cured  AKA the stupidity I work with

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 2, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hiv-wont-ever-be-cured-aka-the-stupidity-i-work-with/166011 "2003-04-02T17:57:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hiv-wont-ever-be-cured-aka-the-stupidity-i-work-with/166011/21 "2003-04-04T01:34:48Z")

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I’ve read **CRorex** ’s rants in this forum whenever he felt like throwing one up here. I like 'em. They’re a little window into the world of a guy who went into applied biology instead of engineering.

I laugh, and then I get a little scared.

If I had his job, I’d be a shambling wreck inside of fifteen seconds. Lethal viruses and bacteria, morons, book-educated PhDs, and a live lab are the ingredients for trouble. Maybe disaster. It took me a while, but I learned to deal with his posts.

I figured, “ **CRorex** can laugh about it, so it can’t really be all that bad.”

_Now_ I find out that his coworkers can’t do simple algebra, and I’m scared again.

Really scared.

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