"only half our parents!"

[the_great_elk]

Just one of the articles in response to Wesley Yang: A Response to Wesley Yang's "Paper Tigers" on Slate. I would also note the related Culture Gabfest episode - plus Culture Gabfest is always entertaining

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[the_great_elk]

I mean, keep in mind that this address was being given to a bunch of graduates and their parents who paid ~$45,000/year to send their children to a premier private research institution - they have to make everyone feel like they're destined for the worldly sort of great things. Whatever that means, I have no intention of doing most of them since I'm not that good a person.

I know I will! They will be more adorable than those kittens!

[the_great_elk]

For that matter, I'm sure every institution of education says this to their graduate and their parents. As if to make up for the sticker shock or the actual shock or the trauma.

Well I wouldn't say by far. Kittens are pretty fucking cute.

[the_great_elk]

I mean, they could go out and tell us to live our lives and be happy, and spend the rest of our lives figuring out what that means, since I honestly think that for most people the pursuit of happiness is a lifetime of work. But I'm not sure that would make my parents particularly happy, since going out and "being happy" was what caused me to incur $45,000 in student loans.

lol make babies. I CAN'T MAKE BABIES BY MYSELF 8(

[the_great_elk]

I'm sure everyone would love that. Maybe I can use the honorariums to pay back my MA student loans.

If I'm going through all this trouble to make babies I really need to set up an extensive screening process.

[the_great_elk]

Now I just need a successful marketing strategy. Which I probably need to go to school to learn.

Ugggggggggggggggh do not want 8(

[the_great_elk]

It's a vicious, vicious cycle.

I feel like it would have been easier for you to just offer to help me make babies, but sure, your call. You should know I'm irrationally picky.

[the_great_elk]

And less time-consuming, I'm sure. Unless you count the years I was planning on waiting before kids.

So how do we start? I was thinking flowchart.

[the_great_elk]

Okay! Where do we start?!