learning deserves mockery

(PsychoChomp, Fri 22 May 2015, 16:59, 1 reply, 11 years ago)

you've got a century of life at most
there are some things it's really not worth learning
(lol man river definite greek god, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:02, Reply)

You should never stop learning.
There's always something more to know.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 22 May 2015, 17:03, Reply)

there's a million interesting things to learn
and he's chosen a shitdull thing instead
(lol man river definite greek god, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:04, Reply)

That's your opinion.
It might be fascinating to some people.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 22 May 2015, 17:05, Reply)

It's no pier chat.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:06, Reply)

Nothing beats pier chat.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 22 May 2015, 17:11, Reply)

Not even going to the pier?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:13, Reply)

and we call those people "fucking idiots"

(lol man river definite greek god, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:06, Reply)

Looking back I kind-of regret choosing subjects I already knew at university for my non 'core' modules so I could sleep through the lectures.
I might have learned something.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:06, Reply)

I'm glad I dropped out, it never suited me and I managed to do all right learning on the job.
Although, I would like to do a few qualifications now, just stuff that's interesting to me.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 22 May 2015, 17:08, Reply)

It wasn't so much that. For the first couple of years (four year degrees in Scotland) only a third of the credits were computer science.
You could tell what I was interesting as my CS stuff was graded 2:1 / 1st levels and my non-cs stuff was scraping a pass.

I wasn't forced to go to university but it was heavily encouraged by various people; whilst the downsides of manual work or engineering were regularly mentioned nobody once mentioned the crippling ennui and petty bullshit you can experience in office work and it's something i'm seriously not very happy about.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:14, Reply)

Although by the time I finished university i just wanted to work as I was fed up of the false responsibility.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:15, Reply)

u OK babez?

(lol man river definite greek god, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:17, Reply)

No I'm a fucking curmudgeon.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:18, Reply)

First year of Scottish uni is more or less the second year of A Levels.
Coming from an English school into a Scottish uni, I went straight into second year. In a way, I would have enjoyed an extra year learning something from scratch.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 22 May 2015, 17:16, Reply)

I went to a Scottish uni for this reason; my a-level grades were a bit shit.
My options were alright Scottish uni or ex-poly.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:19, Reply)

I was basically told if I wanted it paid for, it had to be a Scottish one.
Saying that, I loved living in Glasgow, and I'd go back any time.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 22 May 2015, 17:21, Reply)

RGU?

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:21, Reply)

Where's that one? Dundee? Aberdeen?
Ah. Aberdeen it is.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 22 May 2015, 17:22, Reply)

Aberdeen.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:22, Reply)

k

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:28, Reply)

yeah, I think I dodged a bullet staying out of the office environment,
But don't underestimate the petty bullshit that can filter through a workshop or site, or even catering work like I did before.
The only advantage to not being tied to a desk or computer is you can just walk away from those people, which is much harder if the people are sat across the table from you.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 22 May 2015, 17:17, Reply)

I regret not choosing subjects and institutions on the basis of M:F ratios.

(Baggenfrock get fucked, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:14, Reply)

my mate switched from some sort of engineering to dentistry for this exact reason

(lol man river definite greek god, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:16, Reply)

my sister did a masters in forensic science, and out of 30 people on her course, there was one guy.
The only time I ever saw him, he looked very pleased with himself.
(Baggenfrock get fucked, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:19, Reply)

particularly the term they studied semen stains

(lol man river definite greek god, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:33, Reply)

I love captain pugwash!

( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 22 May 2015, 17:34, Reply)