@goth600 yeah, it's a model where you jump through all the hoops and expect a cushy prestigious life once your graduate
@goth600 I think what happened to me was realizing too young that "school" is just a game made up by adults to distract children while their parents work... and then had a hard time pretending to care and was busy w my existential crisis figuring out what actually did matter
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Reply · Sep 17, 2023@chrisprucha I pulled out of grad program to avoid becoming someone like him; he justifies my life choicesReply · Mar 20, 2023@_nymx_ where's "don't get a degree, just go build"?Reply · Apr 20, 2023@autumnpard they're not looking for "a job" they're looking to get into particular high prestige career tracks.... just finding work is not that…Reply · Feb 15, 2023@goth600 aspirational 😍