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Originally Posted by Table 5
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.
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I have never belittled anyone for having a degree on here, ever. In fact I am in the application process as we speak to gt into U of C as a mature student. I have warned a ton of young posters on this site about the dangers of dropping out and getting trapped in a field like I have when they start questioning their studies. I was merely pointing out the fact that because Nenshi was Ivy league, everyone automatically thought that some how made him a better candidate strictly for that fact, and I do not believe that, especially when he never served in political office before.
Anyway, all of that being said, I have explained numerous times I wanted badly to get a degree and continue my studies when I was young, I had zero opportunity to, as I was 100% on my own with zero parental support at 17. With no education, survival was first. So let me re-write perhaps the most insulting thing anyone has wrote about me on here for you. I would just like to clarify it for everyone. I really do not like people putting words in my mouth. Here is my real-life version, of your mean spirited comment:
Being ignorant should never be something to be proud of, it got me kicked out of my parents house the day after I turned 17. Just because I dropped out of high-school and was living in the back of my VW because I had nowhere to go, all while I was envious of the rest of my friends who had the opportunity to study things that they'll mostly never use, doesn't mean I did things the right and only way by not asking anyone for help...even if I've turned out just fine. Most of the people I know who only have a high-school education (never mind dropped out) are doing okay in life or have but could certainly have done better, as they left a lot of untapped potential on the table. Unfortunately people look at them as second class citizens sometimes. And my guess is, at the end of the day, if I had the financial means, support, or ability to stay in school for a few more years and get myself a any sort of degree, chances are I would be doing something I love, instead of a job that I do not feel is making a huge difference, even though I would likely have to take a massive pay cut to do so. Street-smarts and hustle is important, but it's only one part of the equation.
So as you have accused me of be-liitling people because of their education, which I have never, ever done, you just flagrantly insulted me, put words in my my mouth, and honestly, hurt me with that manifesto of yours. I in fact envy and look up to the higher educated, as I desperately wish I had done the same. You in fact did the exact reverse of what you accused me of and not only berated, but also humiliated me for my lack of one. You are a lucky man to have the education you do, but it certainly was not in any sort of field involving compassion or ethics.
And with that, I make my final post on this website for the for-seeable future, as based on the thanks to that post, I am clearly not high brow enough for this site.