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This realization is crazy and I’m trying to swallow my short lived pride/ego that I was going to be the first person in my family to get a PhD and accomplish something in academia but. I think. I think. I think that this is the road to a meaningful life. I want to give something to society and realistically this will be giving way more than being a professor ever would.. SORRYYYY it’s true. For me at least
Academia is a self aggrandizing echo chamber of people who ride the curtails of their predecessors who were actually radical members of society but now they cruise along as if their writing about the societal issues is just as radical as doing something about it. But they’re comfy asf in their home offices and like to feel good when about themselves when they pathologize non-elite behaviors for elite consumption.
Hard hard hard pill to swallow for me here but a high school social studies teacher is miles more impactful and important than another person with a sociology PhD. Fml
But I’m working class so that life is was never mine to claim anyways. It was fun to pretend for a second though
I think I would be a good teacher. I know I would be. Maybe I know I will be. We don’t have to be Great to be great
Academia is a self aggrandizing echo chamber of people who ride the curtails of their predecessors who were actually radical members of society but now they cruise along as if their writing about the societal issues is just as radical as doing something about it. But they’re comfy asf in their home offices and like to feel good when about themselves when they pathologize non-elite behaviors for elite consumption.
Hard hard hard pill to swallow for me here but a high school social studies teacher is miles more impactful and important than another person with a sociology PhD. Fml
But I’m working class so that life is was never mine to claim anyways. It was fun to pretend for a second though
I think I would be a good teacher. I know I would be. Maybe I know I will be. We don’t have to be Great to be great
Jul 1, 2025
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👨high school/first-year college writing. education is… in a bad state right now, but so truly can’t imagine a world where I do anything else.
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🎓College is about the experiences and connections you seek out and the knowledge you gain. You can find ways to specialize and differentiate yourself from others, but you have to be an active participant in life instead of waiting for things to happen to you. There’s a wealth of opportunities available to you, so I would recommend trying everything that you can so you can start to get a feel for what you like to do and what matters to you. Then you can start finding your purpose.
As with the concept of gifted kid burnout, the reality is that everyone has their own individual strengths and aptitudes, but nobody is inherently more special than anyone else. The important thing is getting your foot in the door and showing up!
You may also want to seek out counseling services with your university if you feel you may be experiencing symptoms of depression or even just to have someone to talk to and help you along. Big life transitions like this can be incredibly destabilizing, so it’s understandable if you’re feeling lost and disillusioned!
Sorry for the Republican dad rant. go get ‘em champ 👨 👍
As with the concept of gifted kid burnout, the reality is that everyone has their own individual strengths and aptitudes, but nobody is inherently more special than anyone else. The important thing is getting your foot in the door and showing up!
You may also want to seek out counseling services with your university if you feel you may be experiencing symptoms of depression or even just to have someone to talk to and help you along. Big life transitions like this can be incredibly destabilizing, so it’s understandable if you’re feeling lost and disillusioned!
Sorry for the Republican dad rant. go get ‘em champ 👨 👍
Sep 25, 2024
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🎻It’s weird because you’re told that you’re smart, in gifted and talented classes, praised but only when you do well in your studies. Your desire to feel praise and love from your parents leads you down to study the sciences even though you really wanted to study geography at university.
covid hits the year you graduate and it’s hard to find a job! a good 2/3 years pass of fruitless attempts to find a job in the scientific field. so you go and study for your Masters in Oncoimmunology hoping it’ll be enough academic experience to land you an entry job but it’s not and no one cares that you studied hard and no one care that you love your area of research. it’s a tough market atp i just wanna be a home maker so I can play video games all day and hire a cleaner.
Ive been feeling sososo dejected recently from applying to jobs, have a first class masters but no experience so no one wants to hire you? like damn bitch come teach me??? ME???
covid hits the year you graduate and it’s hard to find a job! a good 2/3 years pass of fruitless attempts to find a job in the scientific field. so you go and study for your Masters in Oncoimmunology hoping it’ll be enough academic experience to land you an entry job but it’s not and no one cares that you studied hard and no one care that you love your area of research. it’s a tough market atp i just wanna be a home maker so I can play video games all day and hire a cleaner.
Ive been feeling sososo dejected recently from applying to jobs, have a first class masters but no experience so no one wants to hire you? like damn bitch come teach me??? ME???
Mar 20, 2025
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💯Everyone is boring and uncool these days cuz they’ve sacrificed their Swag for Beauty
Real swag comes at the cost of some beauty. you know? And that’s ultimately where real beauty is anyways
Real swag comes at the cost of some beauty. you know? And that’s ultimately where real beauty is anyways
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😳Guyssse please don’t cancel me for this. That would be my 9/11
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