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nowaypablo  ·  2406 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: September 13, 2017

    having those same people treating me like one of their peers is fucking with the brain right now.

I mean, that should be in a good way, I hope! One of the overarching problems I have with my school is a lack of intellectual spirit. By that I mean, everyone is insanely driven, everyone is exceeding all these standards and getting all this work done, but nobody really has the time or energy for intellectual discussion or work if it's unrelated to their daily tasks, assignments, and duties.

That's totally fine, but even having the opportunity to hang out with 'smart, motivated people doing amazing things' is a rare and invaluable asset. It's also super motivating.