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by Hans Clastorp 12/16/2009, 10:19am PST |
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motherfuckerfoodeater wrote:
because I love books and hate reality. The problem is that academics have to deal with tons of reality in the form of labyrinthine bureaucracies so I sold out instead. I think that I would still prefer writing theory to code, but the pay is a lot better.
I went to grad school in philosophy, hoping to become an academic because that seemed like a pretty cushy gig and it was the only thing I'd ever been naturally good at without trying. The more academic philosophy I read, especially in "cognitive" "science", the more it started to feel like welfare for weenies too analytic to be artists and too lazy and/or self-involved to be scientists. And the job itself it's that hot either, unless you're one of the annointed few or you study under someone famous, you're basically guaranteed to get stuck teaching Intro to Critical Thinking at Podunk Midwest U forever, if you're lucky enough to even get a tenure-track position.
After that I worked at a bookstore and pretended to be a writer, which comes in slightly ahead of "photographer" and "web designer" for bullshit careers you can pretend to do while smoking pot all day. |
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I wanted to become an EMT by bombMexico 12/15/2009, 11:17pm PST 
I wanted to be an Air Force Officer by Chairman Mao 12/15/2009, 11:35pm PST
I wanted to explore space, and then the challenger exploded so fuck that NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 12/16/2009, 2:16am PST
I wanted to be in production by FABIO 12/16/2009, 7:39am PST
You also wrote off dating because all 4 million women in New York NT by are horrible people. 12/16/2009, 8:19am PST
Well, they kinda are. by Chairman Mao 12/16/2009, 8:30am PST
Yeah, no one's ever complained about dating in New York before NT by FABIO 12/16/2009, 9:12am PST
Hey me too by Vested Id 12/16/2009, 1:45pm PST
I wanted to be a lying goldbricking loser who contracted a petri dish of STD's NT by Quétinbec 12/16/2009, 8:15am PST
I wanted to make children's books by up with pod people 12/16/2009, 8:19am PST
I wanted to be a programmer and go to grad school and play video games. by Last 12/16/2009, 8:36am PST
I wanted to be a fighter pilot for the rebellion, but by Wedge Antilles 12/16/2009, 2:16pm PST
I wanted to be a professional academic by motherfuckerfoodeater 12/16/2009, 8:49am PST
What kind of theory? by mark 12/16/2009, 9:34am PST
OMG samesies! by Hans Clastorp 12/16/2009, 10:19am PST
haha photography. by up with pod people 12/16/2009, 10:31am PST
Was she dressed in a burlesque outfit? by Choson 12/16/2009, 10:53am PST
Photographers were the worst of the worst on sets by FABIO 12/16/2009, 1:59pm PST
I will say one thing about photographers: by Fullofkittens 12/16/2009, 4:52pm PST
I know a lot of photographers in the city by Chairman Mao 12/17/2009, 7:59am PST
All "cog sci" is complete bullshit by motherfuckerfoodeater 12/16/2009, 1:30pm PST
Disappointing. I thought you had fled computer theory for computer practice. NT by mark 12/16/2009, 2:31pm PST
(sad emoticon) by motherfuckerfoodeater 12/16/2009, 2:55pm PST
We wanted to make comics. by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 12/16/2009, 9:02am PST
actually I wanted my own starship, or maybe be president by Weyoun Voidbringer 12/17/2009, 10:52pm PST
We wanted our own starship not for the actual starship. by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 12/18/2009, 1:32am PST
Exactly. by Last 12/18/2009, 7:35am PST
If you have a Holodeck and Replicators, why would you need to get paid? by Chairman Mao 12/18/2009, 7:47am PST
I'd need to buy ship fuel or at least raw matter for the replicator. by Last 12/18/2009, 7:57am PST
Why was Quark the only one who figured out you could use holodecks to get laid? NT by Daily Show satire 12/18/2009, 10:36am PST
Barclay NT by Entropy Stew 12/18/2009, 12:59pm PST
"Riker to Bridge, If you need me I'll be in Holodeck 5." by As early as season 2 12/18/2009, 1:50pm PST
The very first episode had holodecking. by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 12/18/2009, 1:55pm PST
Sure, but I don't think they implied Holodeck boning till season 2. by Chairman Mao 12/18/2009, 2:33pm PST
Re: Sure, but I don't think they implied Holodeck boning till season 2. by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 12/18/2009, 2:47pm PST
I know. I'm splitting hairs about Star Trek. by Chairman Mao 12/18/2009, 3:03pm PST
Re: We wanted to make comics. by Weyoun Voidbringer 12/18/2009, 7:48am PST
I have a feeling Jso didn't make this post. :( NT by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 12/18/2009, 1:45pm PST
I wanted to become a composer for film and TV by Fullofkittens 12/16/2009, 11:01am PST
Re: I wanted to become an EMT by HIV 12/16/2009, 11:37am PST
BZZT first person to break the run. NT by up with pod people 12/16/2009, 11:40am PST
I too rarely read past the subject line *jerks furiously* NT by Fortinbras 12/16/2009, 12:54pm PST
My affection for pod people is well established already. NT by Fortinbras 12/16/2009, 8:24pm PST
This thread belongs in the news box. by motherfuckerfoodeater 12/16/2009, 10:45pm PST
This is like the last part of the Caltrops Secret Santa where our identies are r NT by Fullofkittens 12/17/2009, 4:40am PST
(identities) NT by Fullofkittens 12/17/2009, 4:48am PST
I wanted to work in IT by Entropy Stew 12/16/2009, 11:56pm PST
I wanted to be a paleontologist by laudablepuss 12/17/2009, 2:21am PST
When you step on the first fossil, it's like job over. NT by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 12/17/2009, 9:25am PST
This thread kind of sucks by bombMexico 12/17/2009, 10:18pm PST
Re: This thread kind of sucks NT by Your mom kind of sucks 12/17/2009, 11:01pm PST
I've been trying baby/ Trying to hold back this feeling for soooooooooooooo long NT by Bomb Mexico's Mom 12/17/2009, 11:28pm PST
I have a question about your post by How did you fail to become an EMT 12/18/2009, 1:16am PST
He broke up with his fiancee and shaved his head, that is how. NT by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 12/18/2009, 1:35am PST
We should have made up evil motives for our non-jobs, agreed. NT by Fullofkittens 12/18/2009, 3:49am PST
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