a Moment of Profound Insight
On the concept of grad school/academia as something other than "real life," when expressed by people within academia:
angevin2: it's a sort of self-deprecation thing
commodorified: *nods*
angevin2: i recognize it because i tend to fall prey to it sometimes but not expressed that way exactly
angevin2: but, really, academic self-loathing is a deeply pathetic thing
angevin2: ...which, now that i think of it, explains nearly the entire critical-reception history of richard ii ;)
commodorified: HEEEEEE YES
angevin2: wow, i just had a moment of clarity there ;)
angevin2: (i ought to post that)
commodorified: YES
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angevin2: it's a sort of self-deprecation thing
commodorified: *nods*
angevin2: i recognize it because i tend to fall prey to it sometimes but not expressed that way exactly
angevin2: but, really, academic self-loathing is a deeply pathetic thing
angevin2: ...which, now that i think of it, explains nearly the entire critical-reception history of richard ii ;)
commodorified: HEEEEEE YES
angevin2: wow, i just had a moment of clarity there ;)
angevin2: (i ought to post that)
commodorified: YES
(LJ-ify your IMs before pasting!)