School, Again

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

Academia is the last remaining vestige of the feudal system, with petty fiefdoms, serfs, power plays, a ruling elite, attendant vassals, an arcane system of ranking and privilege - it's bizarre.

that must be why I like it - reminds me of my other life as a Princess.

Srsly, I agree with everything you've said up there. Academia is nuttier than circus peanuts and twice as evil. The shimmering patina of a grad. degree no longer holds any allure for me. Bloom off the rose and all that; I see NOW who these people really are: Martin Prince as Oberon. Do you realize that I have corresponded with a man who signs his "e-missives" to me with "more anon," ? I mean, ew.

The fact that it's taken me 6 years to figure out what a complete asshole this guy is - a self-serving snob, a dirty old man, taking me on, no doubt, due to his fucked up notion of noblesse oblige to the poor little middle class- makes me doubt myself in a very real way.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Brianna

that must be why I like it - reminds me of my other life as a Princess.

Srsly, I agree with everything you've said up there. Academia is nuttier than circus peanuts and twice as evil. The shimmering patina of a grad. degree no longer holds any allure for me. Bloom off the rose and all that; I see NOW who these people really are: Martin Prince as Oberon. Do you realize that I have corresponded with a man who signs his "e-missives" to me with "more anon," ? I mean, ew.

The fact that it's taken me 6 years to figure out what a complete asshole this guy is - a self-serving snob, a dirty old man, taking me on, no doubt, due to his fucked up notion of noblesse oblige to the poor little middle class- makes me doubt myself in a very real way.

Umm....by 'these people' do you really mean 'that guy' ?

Just askin, 'cause it seems a shame to disregard the whole of academia and the value of a degree because of one rather sad cocksucker.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Exactly what is, "the value of a degree"?
Since you work so hard to get it, what exactly do you get in return?
The self satisfaction of having succeeded in impressing the people smoothmoniker described, enough to welcome you into the club?
The ability to get a higher paying job?

And what do the people that worked hard to put up the money for you to live and go to school. What do they get in return?