Is academia a waste of time? Anonymous 04-12-25 05:10:40 No. 25438
I'm 31. I never went to college because I considered it a waste of time. The state of education in the USA is abhorrent and I never for a moment considered there would be something to gain by wasting time in ideological brainwashing factories masquerading as educational institutions. I'm employed in the trades and I've always studied philosophy in my spare time, but I'm seriously considering university now because I believe (perhaps mistakenly) that my abilities and knowledge have reached a point of enough breadth and depth to make a career as a philosopher, and to get some papers and books published. Has anyone here pursued that path, and if so, what were your experiences?
Anonymous 04-12-25 05:20:14 No. 25439
>>25438 >ideological brainwashing factories reactionary drivel
Anonymous 04-12-25 05:26:36 No. 25440
>>25439 That was quick, thank you. This is precisely the kind of thing I would expect to hear at university. Although you did not specify if you have any experience at one, so I will not be taking your comment into account unless you state otherwise.