The woke mob are "fallen" professionals who invested time, money and effort into gaining access to a club that will no longer admit them. No wonder they are angry.
Bravo! I was in a several-years-long panic after I graduated from college with a degree in English and Political Science. I ended up having to go back for a Masters before I was able to get a "real" job that differed in any way from the clerical jobs I had always been stuck with even before I graduated from college. Had I not married someone with excellent software engineering skills who was able to earn a great salary from a series of corporations, I might still be saddled with the bills for my overpriced and professionally pointless "education."
It's really crazy. I did a Masters thinking it would increase my appeal on the job market, where I already had a pretty robust CV. And I *never* worked full time in my field ever again afterward. It wasn't all the fault of the MA (life also happened) but it was very hard to come terms with how things shook out, given the financial cost. Academia has so much to answer for.
Fantastic piece. I love that Substack is introducing me to astute people like you who I might never have otherwise heard of.
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Thank you Jenny. You always explain things so clearly. This is an excellent analysis.
Thank you!
Excellent piece!
Bravo! I was in a several-years-long panic after I graduated from college with a degree in English and Political Science. I ended up having to go back for a Masters before I was able to get a "real" job that differed in any way from the clerical jobs I had always been stuck with even before I graduated from college. Had I not married someone with excellent software engineering skills who was able to earn a great salary from a series of corporations, I might still be saddled with the bills for my overpriced and professionally pointless "education."
It's really crazy. I did a Masters thinking it would increase my appeal on the job market, where I already had a pretty robust CV. And I *never* worked full time in my field ever again afterward. It wasn't all the fault of the MA (life also happened) but it was very hard to come terms with how things shook out, given the financial cost. Academia has so much to answer for.