there were so many kids there smarter/more talented/more warmhearted than i'll ever be. but there was a script, and i hated it.
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you get into yale when you're good a following the script, and at breaking it enticingly but never incompatibly.
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i don't know if other universities are the same. i wish i could put my finger on what this quality is.
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basically, college is trying to be the same thing for hobbyists, ladder-climbers, and idealists. it really confuses things.
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@thesublemon How does that connect to "following a script [but] breaking it enticingly not incompatibly"?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@thesublemon Do you mean that the narrative of the idealist can't be interleaved with the narrative of the hobbyist or ladder-climber?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sebinsua not necessarily. but ideals get co-opted to look good and thereby climb, avoiding real discussion of those ideals.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@thesublemon LOL, yes. The one that learns to perfectly signal the ideal is preferred more than the one that plays and creates with it.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@thesublemon I barely revolt against this now because I feel it probably protects institutions.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@thesublemon I had similar feelings with education. I absolutely detested having to play an identity or narrative.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@thesublemon I wanted to do it honestly: perhaps disagree with it, alter it, twist it. I'd call it honesty but perhaps it is just my ego!
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@sebinsua some people really have a gift for that. i wish i did!0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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