Why Universities Are for Small People
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2024
- There are four fundamental questions you should ask before going to university. What are those questions? And why I am saying that university is for small people? This video looks at the cost and benefits of going to university, not just from a financial perspective but more from a philosophical perspective, and with some terrible jokes.
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If the goal is clear in the beginning of the university can be one of the most wonderful experiences of one who pursue it truthfully. It was 5 years of Biomedical Science degree and I have found lifelong friends, wife and whole world of health science.
Testimony from a 2nd year University student:
First, when you asked if I've ever seen a professor laugh like a child, I immediately thought of the director of my philosophy department. He has a very good sense of humour and laughs often. Another philosophy professor I've seen cry laughing in class at a Charlie Chaplin clip.
I agree that classes are easy and shallow, but they do serve to drill in basic elements - for example, if an assignment involves a short analysis of a Kant text, you will ingrain some elements of Kant's thought into your mind probably more so than if you just read the text without writing an analysis.
I don't believe that my Social Science degree will help me to get a great job, but I seek creative success anyway. If I can get a mind-numbing clerical job, that will only give me more time to focus on creative endeavors like writing - I hope to become like Kafka, except healthier and happier.
Due to scholarships, part-time employment, and the Canadian post-secondary system, I won't be in debt when I graduate. These four years, and my formal education in philosophy, will help me to figure out what direction to take the rest of my life. I don't think I will ever regret going to University, because if I hadn't enrolled straight out of high school, I wouldn't have had such good scholarships, and if I had picked a more 'useful' major than philosophy, I don't think I would have been motivated enough to keep my grades up. This is a transitional period of adolescence, and I am fine with how it's going.
Good video though, it's an interesting topic and provokes reflection. I appreciate your work Fiction Beast 👍
Good luck 👍
Thank you again, Fiction Beast. I actually felt small in university so I left to find success in business. After that fact I got into my own personal reading interests and have had my debut novel published. I am now attending The University of Pennsylvania to continue my literary studies. ITS NEVER TOO LATE!!!
University did nothing for me, except that I met my husband. I have learnt much more with your videos , with youtube , or directly with recognized artists in their studios. Your channel is amazing! Thank you!
I got my dregree in Anthropology and East Asian Studies 46 years ago and agree with the points you spell out in the video. As you state, joy is so important in life; I add contentment is equally important to a well lived life. Thank you for your courage and creativity that produc❤❤es such thought provoking and informative content. Absolutely love,love your sense of humor! ❤
This is definitely the way I see it too. Probably because I lived it and watched my parents realise that the only one of their three children standing up to life, is the one who didn't get a degree and started work after high school. The other two expect things to be handed to them.
It's a struggle in a society that views higher education as 'better than' when the proof that it isn't is right in front of our eyes.
In the end it comes down to hard work, I think, whatever you do.
Most awaited video..as a student, this thing always comes to my mind, why i am doing this all when i am going to die one day... Are people going to universities so they can be rational and pragmatic??if this is so..then I'd say it is totally wrong because even after gathering a lot of degrees they are not rational in thinking(exceptions are always there).
Sometimes i think, our education system is helping us to be the puppet of society and irrational in our ideas.(i can be wrong though!)
Same
Agreed. 100%
same question can be applied to anything really, why get in good shape, why try to get rich, why worry about the future of humanity, in the grand scheme of things nothing matters ultimately
As a smart, ant size person, with a degree, I feel offended. You hurt my feelings. This is the worst day of my life 😂
Amazing
Thank you so much you may just saved my life.
You´re right. In my case, am not even a native speaker (you can guess by the way I write), but there are many useful skills that you can learn just spending wisely the time in internet. Unfurtunaly i come from a poor country (Colombia), but knowing a little bit of english allow me to be ahead of the rest with a decent salary.
I also am very thankful with you because i´ve been learning about literature with your deep analysis, keep doing this content :)
I'm curious, How old are you?
beautiful video, greetings from Peru
Nice Video❤❤❤
Every time you mentioned a small person getting angry, I couldn't help but think of Ed from Full Metal Alchemist 😄
I went to a University in the U.S. and it was a pretty good experience for me overall. I got a STEM degree and a fairly decent job, and I made great friends. We're still friends to this day and help each other's businesses/side projects.
It was waaaaaaaaaaaaay too expensive though.
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I think it depends on the quality of the university you choose and what you are aiming to gain out of it. For me, I should have gone to university in my 20s and I deeply regret it. I'm finally rectifying that in my mid 30s. I'm almost done with my undergraduate in psych/counseling and will be moving on to my masters in MFT as soon as I get accepted. I think the better question is to ask how often PhDs are worth it. Which in many cases and for many people it isn't. But, if you're like me, I've done blue collar work of varying kinds and I was always BORED out of my mind. It actually made it harder to focus and care about the work I was doing. If I had gone to university in my 20s I would have been far more likely to find work meaningful and interesting to me. As a general rule I would say University is still worthwhile and necessary for jobs in STEM and the Medical field, including mental health. At least if you are the right person for those fields. Otherwise find a trade, start a business of you're own. Do some community college when you need to learn more to aid you in your pursuits. Live your life in a way that gives you meaning rather than happiness. Paying off debt often has much more to do with financial savvy and good money management than it does anything else. Of course I've learned this over time and I think many University students just aren't taught to be frugal and try to live like their parents straight out of university. Which of course doesn't work. I should also add that at least in the U.S. many blue collar jobs are very much caught up in the "Layoffs balance the books" mentality and temp agencies literally conspire with larger manufacturing companies to just shuffle around low wage manufacturing workers who can't gain experience to demand better wages due to constantly getting layed off 2-4 times a year. So, it isn't as good as Mike Rowe makes it seem.
Most people would probably be best served with a generalized associates degree. Be exposed to solid literature, refine logic and writing skills.
Sorry English is not my first Language but what does he mean when u say small people
By the way I love the content Nd how you say what we think even though u know that some people might not be happy about your content..
I love you Nd keep at it
Please make a log video on sociology please 🙏🏼
Although I agree with the notion that you should only study social sciences if you can afford it or your parents can pay for it, from an economic perspective, I do worry that only those from privileged backgrounds and, inherently, a non universal or majoritative outlook of the world would work in these fields. Representation is not about the optics or symbolism of it, but because we want people from all walks of life to contribute to social work and make it as true a reflection of the real world.
The framing of this video is so interesting. Is the true ideal to “recognize your smallness” or fake it til you make it at being “a large person”?
Could you please elaborate what do exactly mean by SAMLL. small by how thinking, personality, IQ, Nationality.
Small-I interpret as having to ask “what exactly do you mean?” It means you. You ask because you can’t figure out shit by yourself. You can’t accept criticism. You need to be coddled.
@@siberiangirl1941 It seems like you're expressing frustration. If there's something specific you'd like to discuss or clarify, feel free to share, and I'll do my best to help or provide insight.
Damn.What a rude thing to say, @@siberiangirl1941
@@siberiangirl1941 Ironically you sound like the smallest person in this comment section, replying to a fairly agnostic and earnest question with a torrent of sweary insults and presumptions, grow up dude
To avoid physical work
I have read lots of Self-help books. They say a university degree is not worth it if we want to become rich, because financial education is not provided at universities. In Rich Dad Poor Dad, the poor dad has a PhD degree and still struggles to pay the bill😅 but on the other hand, the rich dad is rich despite having that degrees. It also says if anyone has a passion for a particular degree, they can pursue it.😊
I think if we were to be empirical, not just anecdotal, i bet the majority of rich people have degrees. Save arabs princes and the British monarchy who are rich at birth. As mental exercise i think there is a 500 list somewhere, maybe with Forbes. Go have a look at their biography, i bet the majority are degree educated. I havent gone through it. But i would bet. Also look at the most important people in the world, the ones that decide how fast we drive, what goes into the water to drink, what vaccine to take, etc. I also bet most of them are university graduate. From the president of the US to the Catholic pope to the UN secretary to your own president, MPs, senators. And they are not just powerful, they are also rich.
You don't need a degree to sell people "self-help" books, courses and seminars on how to become rich
@Hooverlord we also shouldn't draw conclusions based on those self help books. We can see for ourselves that the majority of rich and well to do people have got degrees. Lawyers accountants, doctors, members of parliament, ministers, religious leaders, teachers, nurses, leaders of NGOs, the whole UN system, big news anchor and media personalities in general, etc. In actual fact apart from sports and entertainment you will be hard pressed to find and industry where people get rich without degrees...maybe some trades. But even in entertainment I am willing to bet that a lot of people there have degrees.
Imagine reading self help and taking it seriously 💀.
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I'm actually actively trying to get into university rn!
I wanna be a social anthropologist!
Geez.😂
. I hope your parents are rich😂
Unless you have connections in the social anthropology field, I'd advise against it, especially if you live in a country without state-funded higher education. It's all well and good to lose 4 years of your life on an economically irrelevant degree, but wasting tens of thousands of dollars on it too? That's very bad.
@@kingkefa7130 That's crazy. I don't remember asking. 😁👍🏿
I might not agree with everything you say, but I must acknowledge that you don't shy away from having a personal opinion, which is really rare in this time of political correctness. Keep going!
You said you got 2 university degrees, what are they in?
I like studying, but I really hate the environment in the university. I will do some courses online... I actually want to do everything online.
completely agree , I am a small man with two degrees
I studied science. It made me feel even smaller (i.e. the universe is big and complicated). Big ideas come from the small. :)
This video is just the "Where do you lift?" "at the library" meme
What is that painting in the thumbnail?
Wanderer above the sea of fog by Casper David Friedrich. It's the best painting I have ever seen ❣️
Is a Master degree in Economics worth it?
Nooo . You can read everything online why do you need degree ????
0:25 - who painted this?
Everyone needs a tribe we are social beings after all
For me, going to university was a means to an end. I studied hard to get in, not to drop out. The happiest moment was when I graduated (no more exams!)🙂
By the way, what is social science?
Disciplines like politics and sociology.
@@Fiction_Beast I am a fan of Emmanuel Todd, a French historian, anthropologist, demographer, sociologist and political scientist.
@@Fiction_Beastwho exactly do you mean by small people ???? Small in height ???
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Yup, correct - I'm 5ft 4- on my third degree 😂
As a midget, i therefore require a PhD now.
Every time your new post outdoes your prior posts. I did not have the nerve to have not gone to school.
Thank you, Mark!
foreign students and lower requirements is nothing new, Ghandi studied in the west, yet his English wasn't very good (as you can hear in his recorded speeches)
Side note for France and Germany: any EU member has the same university tax per semester which does not exceed 400 euros. not only french and german citizens.
Not true, in the Netherlands a full bachelor year is close to 2500€, so ~1250 per semester..
@@janmeijer1627??? what does that have to do with what i am saying about france and germany? i am studying in NL lol and I know how it works.
@@janmeijer1627i pay the same tax as a dutchie as an EU citizen. it is still hella cheap for the good education you get in NL, considering you can pay it in 4 brackets...
Just remember to avoid things like a degree in gender studies because employers are still looking for your grading history to find out what you are good at. They are more interested in philosophy students who have spent years researching language and philosophy at a university level because they need advise from these students on how to manage their companies. The scary truth about universities is that they are not just for small people but for everybody. This means it will never be possible for a university to fully prevent graduating someone who is a malignant narcissist. Malignant narcissist fit your description of ´small people´ - the way I understand it - irrational minds with deeply flawed communication skills. Narcissism is particularly common in academia and used to be very common in departments of media studies, which is why so few people apply to media studies today.
Universities coddle you and then fling you out in to the world. It is awful. I would recommend at least one gap year to anyone going in to university to get a taste for what the real world is actually like, get a sense of rootedness in your life. If then you feel a strong enough sense of confidence in a path forward which involves university then go for it but be honest with yourself.
Im currently in university and honestly I’d say no, unless youre in a medical, engineering field etc.
the only good thing with university is that it’d piss you off to a degree and push you to do something that you’d thank yourself in the future, the most valuable lessons & experiences I’ve had in life were outside university.
The meek shall inherit the earth.
Universities are for ivory tower dwelling sociopaths who desire to have some tiny grasp on the illusion of power.
I don't trust anyone who doesn't enjoy toiling in the earth as a common humble man.
After they've schemed and slithered their way into positions of delusional "authority", after their nations rise and fall and all their plans crumble and their certificates turn to dust, we peasants will remain.
And after all the wealth and power they grasped after with their degrees and scholastic accolades eludes them in their final breath, we peasants will remain, and it will be handed over to us.
Stay out of school, read a book, put your hands to work and gain actual experience.
Real life is found in real living.
University for girls to find a engineering boyfriend and future husband.
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