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In reply to the discussion: Professor: ‘Follow your dreams’ is cruel advice [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)69. + Infinity
We need dreamers and dreams worth following.
Well said, hunter: The professor wants to get a promotion and raise by helping produce more automatons for corporate murka.
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I like the advice I saw recently here on DU (from a different commencement speaker).
Laelth
Jun 2013
#54
today's kids can forget about creativity, fun, passion, and dreams. They don't teach those things
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2013
#42
Hear, hear. We are witnessing what a sad and hopeless place the world is when
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#89
+1. working class kids are fed all sorts of unrealistic crap & thrown into the workplace.
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#36
You and your son are likely to get another lesson in reality, I'm sorry to say. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#90
You're right, it doesn't eliminate capitalism (if only it were that simple), but we do it because
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#95
Fuckin' a right, hunter! I followed my dreams and my life is, and has been, total ass kickin'
Zorra
Jun 2013
#35
Another academic advocating for post secondary education's devolution into overpriced
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#10
well obviously she is right - at least for the overwhelming majority of people
Douglas Carpenter
Jun 2013
#25
I say pursue your interests... At this point, picking the "right" major is pretty much a crapshoot.
reformist2
Jun 2013
#40
She's right. And you dreams should have nothing to do with which degree you pursue. nt
Pragdem
Jun 2013
#43
It's the private college in Los Angeles where Barack Obama went from '79 to '81! n/t
alp227
Jun 2013
#99
Oh magical thyme (((hugs))). You know my husband was one of the "lucky few"
riderinthestorm
Jun 2013
#93
Good luck! I know many people make extra bucks with prospects that fall through the cracks
riderinthestorm
Jun 2013
#105
That is basically my situation right now. The other thing I would advise is...
stevenleser
Jun 2013
#102
"Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?" -- Bruce Springsteen. nt
raccoon
Jun 2013
#68
Dynamic balance + Isn't it to be expected that a dysfunctional culture would produce inflated
patrice
Jun 2013
#76
"Follow your dreams" isn't only about getting a job, it is about living a good life.
cbdo2007
Jun 2013
#81
Without a roof over your head and food to eat, there's nothing to strive for either...
YoungDemCA
Jun 2013
#86
The issue is that we a society and system that equates happiness with wealth and status...
YoungDemCA
Jun 2013
#85