mini-rant on grad school

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• Alright, I understand that there is a certain (large) degree of hoop-jumping to had at all stages of one's academic career.
• I would also wager that for most who pursue post-secondary degrees, that amount of hoop-jumping grows proportionally with the cultural capital said degree program will get you.
• This seems logical, at least in the sense that most educational programs follow analogous proportions of hoop-jumping to work-that-carries-any-semblance-of-meaning, regardless of how illogical that proportion may be.
• However, at times the most illogical of hoop-jumping presents itself for a student's appreciation of the ludicrosity (go with it, people) of the entire enterprise.
• These example of hoop-jumping must be mocked into submission, both publicly and privately, lest they be perpetuated under some banner of "well I suppose it could come in hand to have done this later..."
• Just say no, people...just say no...

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