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You raise an interesting point here. A good (old world) plasterer is best thought of as an Artisan. This word has been lost in the modern era (Artist!=Artisan), but thats arguably at our loss. The "black arts" are inherently those that require practioners to get their hands slighltly dirty in the details.[1]

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[1] Alternatively, i'm starting to see the clearer picture: "Data Scientist" is more a contraction than a description. viz: "Data-Analytics-Literate Compter Science" becomes "Data_Science" if you just omit the middle terms. For marketing purposes, moniker "Scientist" is highlighted as status signifier (Academically ~akin to "Artist").



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