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The Cult of Academia

Sounds Like A Cult

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Why I Hate School

When i was a kid, whe and when i was a young adult, like, i hated school. I didn't like being forced to respect people that i didn't genuinely. My parents got very defensive about the cult of academia. When i look at it as an outsider, everything from the false promises to the robes and lab coats, i see a cult. An academic career hasn't been secure or violable since the eighties due to systemic divestment or states cutting education budgets. Most universities are food stamps for their adjuncts. And they're getting them at thrift shops. That's why they wear sweater vests. Buse they're cheap.

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