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Originally Posted by pylon
As log as he has some sort of fancy degree though...
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Man, I'm really getting tired of your constant crapping on getting an education, pylon. Some of us worked really hard for our degrees, and are proud of the fact that it's helped us move forward in life. It takes dedication and a fack load of effort to get that little piece of paper, so when I see someone like you constantly be-little it and be proud of their ignorance, it grinds my gears.
It's not fancy, it's not high-fallutin', and it's not elitist...an education, no matter if you're studying to be a plumber or a physician, is the best tool you can get to help you move forward in life. Personally, it taught me the skills to be better at what I love, opened me up to new ideas and rounded me out as a person, and hell, gave me the ability to jump to the head of the line over schlubs who thought paying attention in high-school was way too gay for them.
Being ignorant should never be something to be proud of. Just because you dropped out of high-school and were humping husky heifers in the back of your VW while the rest of us were studying things that we'll mostly never use, doesn't mean you did things the right and only way...even if you've turned out just fine. Most of the people I know who only have a high-school education (never mind dropped out) are either stuck doing menial warehouse work or have become welfare-sucking parasites. And my guess is, at the end of the day, if you had the foresight to keep at school for a few more years and get yourself a business degree, chances are you would be doing better too. Street-smarts and hustle is important, but it's only one part of the equation.
So as you can probably tell, it pisses me off when someone like Nenshi is denigrated because he knows stuff. Our mayor should know stuff. Running a city should not be about street smarts and gut-feelings (which hey, can't hurt, but not everyone is Ralph), but should be mostly based on knowledge and actual insight. We should be proud that this guy makes decisions based on study. Just because you don't relate to the guy, doesn't mean he's not the man for the job.
So he's squirrelly and dresses like a goof. Big effin deal. The man knows his stuff.