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I was watching Euphoria these days, and reading your comment reminded me of a thought I had watching that. School is like prison. People are forced to spend mos
by baby 5y ago
I was watching Euphoria these days, and reading your comment reminded me of a thought I had watching that. School is like prison. People are forced to spend most of their living hours with one another for long periods of time. So like in prison, weird social dynamic develops itself. Once you're out of prison, everything is much smoother. You can simply exit any toxic situations.
- stickfigure 5y agoThe mention of prison is a cue to link PG's Nerds essay: http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html That essay was my first exposure to PG/YC/HN. At the time I was old enough that it felt like someone clearly articulating my past rather than giving me guidance for the future. I think I would have found it comforting in the 80s if it had been written then.
- goy 5y agoI agree with you. In school environment, i usually have more difficulty with things like hanging around with people, speaking in public (panic!!!),... Thinking of dropping because I am tired to always be the "guy who sucks" and crack under exam stress even if I am doing well when it comes to solve real problems.
- Kye 5y agoThat's contrary to everything I've heard about having a criminal record. Especially a felony, which is usually what prison is for.
- eBombzor 5y agoCan you exit toxic situations just like that? If you got a toxic workplace and the job market has been tough... it eerily starts to feel like school again.
- kiliantics 5y agoThe prison as a distilled form of the structure of most social institutions is a big idea in the work put forward by Michel Foucault