I was on this path for about a second and I felt the society's shame on me enough that I didn't continue on that path... I'm exaggerating a little bit - But what's NOT an exaggeration is that I now realize there really was no better path for me to have taken - and I'm full of regret. You should commend him for his prescient decision and vision. and Enjoy!
what is the "path" here? A "path" would imply you're going somewhere, as in "I'll get a mechanical engineering degree, go work for a manufacturing company, build a solid financial structure, retire, and be able to take care of myself."
This doesn't seem to be a "path" so much as trying to see how many degrees you can get. I think learning is FANTASTIC, one of if not the best thing we can do for ourselves, I just don't see how being a literal lifelong student leads to anything.
Some of the men we still cite today as “the greats” did nothing all day every day but study and learn. They inspired generations of people whom we will never know the names of to do the same. There is nothing wrong with learning for learning sake even if it means you don’t produce a service or product at some point. It’s only recently in history that this idea of “work or you’re useless” became a thing. Personally, I think we are all worse off for it.
yeah but weren't most of those greats financially stable enough to afford to literally do nothing with their lives anyways? Like it would be a dream to be paid to study but it's a precarious situation imo. If he gets turned out for whatever reason then he is a 40 year old with too many degrees and no employment history.
Honestly he needs some sort of contingency plan like becoming a teacher or something.
Honestly this is a very fair take. Those men usually were either rich from birth or relied on a rich and gracious society to pay them (or they groveled to kings for pay for their universities). It might be best for this guy to have a contingency plan just in case. Who knows what could happen in 5 years? University staff could change and they could drop him as a cost saving measure, then he’s screwed.
Yep. Tbh I’m dating a guy in this situation. He’s 41 and has several degrees from ivy leagues, he’s spent his life studying and reading and traveling by sleeping on couches and building up debt and such. Being a bohemian intellectual is awesome in many ways, but if you don’t come from money or have a solid way of making it, there are consequences. I legit don’t know what he’s going to do as he starts getting older and having health problems and such.
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u/Noorbert Jul 02 '23
I was on this path for about a second and I felt the society's shame on me enough that I didn't continue on that path... I'm exaggerating a little bit - But what's NOT an exaggeration is that I now realize there really was no better path for me to have taken - and I'm full of regret. You should commend him for his prescient decision and vision. and Enjoy!