Very true...on the other hand there is nothing that says you have to go to school to acquire knowledge if that's really the end thing that one is after. Most knowledge today can be had because it's so freely available and for much cheaper. Most people go to higher education for the slip of paper it gives you at the end, and not the knowledge one could probably obtain most of the time without it if they desired it that much.
Should I drop out of college?
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Very true...on the other hand there is nothing that says you have to go to school to acquire knowledge if that's really the end thing that one is after. Most knowledge today can be had because it's so freely available and for much cheaper. Most people go to higher education for the slip of paper it gives you at the end, and not the knowledge one could probably obtain most of the time without it if they desired it that much.
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
I can't disagree with that, especially since that's the primary rea$on I went for an MBA instead of a masters in Econ or history (which was of greater personal interest to me). But there are some areas where it would be hard to be self-taught, just because, as you said, there is SO much information and data out there; it would be hard to know which road to take as you try to learn. And if you get on the wrong road, you just wind up being a well read idiot. But with help from my girlfriend's brother-in-law (a history teacher), I'm making at least a half-effort to learn about ancient Greco-Roman history. Latin is much harder for me because the pronunciation is often quite different from the Italian words I know. The words might look similar (since Italian is a Romance language), but the pronunciation is often way different. It's frustrating. So I need help... and probably a formal class or ten, before I develop too many bad grammatical habits.
In that case, I think I'd stay on the PhD path, since you've made it this far. BTW, did you ever watch the AMC show, "Rubicon"? My cousin works for the government now, after retiring from the military. As far as I know, he's never told any member of the family exactly what he does - not even his own sister. Last year I asked him to just give me a hint (and not to keep using that line, "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you."). He told me to watch "Rubicon"... and not to ask him anymore. I still have no idea what he does. But I appreciate him turning me on to a fantastic TV show. Too bad AMC canceled it.
But have you seen that show? And if so, what did you think of it??? And if telling me requires that you then have to kill me, that's OK. Like Michele Bachmann, I'm comfortable being ignorant. 
For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
By Charles Murray
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
http://www.aei.org/article/28460
By Charles Murray
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
http://www.aei.org/article/28460
Finish your degree. It will give you more options in life, and options are good.
I can't disagree with that, especially since that's the primary rea$on I went for an MBA instead of a masters in Econ or history (which was of greater personal interest to me). But there are some areas where it would be hard to be self-taught, just because, as you said, there is SO much information and data out there; it would be hard to know which road to take as you try to learn. And if you get on the wrong road, you just wind up being a well read idiot. But with help from my girlfriend's brother-in-law (a history teacher), I'm making at least a half-effort to learn about ancient Greco-Roman history. Latin is much harder for me because the pronunciation is often quite different from the Italian words I know. The words might look similar (since Italian is a Romance language), but the pronunciation is often way different. It's frustrating. So I need help... and probably a formal class or ten, before I develop too many bad grammatical habits.
In that case, I think I'd stay on the PhD path, since you've made it this far. BTW, did you ever watch the AMC show, "Rubicon"? My cousin works for the government now, after retiring from the military. As far as I know, he's never told any member of the family exactly what he does - not even his own sister. Last year I asked him to just give me a hint (and not to keep using that line, "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you."). He told me to watch "Rubicon"... and not to ask him anymore. I still have no idea what he does. But I appreciate him turning me on to a fantastic TV show. Too bad AMC canceled it.
Let me just say that the degree of US-Pakistani collaboration [intel service to intel service] would shock most people.
I have done two doctoral degrees. I still really don't know shit. I just get to be called Dr. now, and make a lot more money than the average person.
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In Soviet Russia, college drops out of you!
(I couldn't resist that one)
(I couldn't resist that one)
Yeah, why not.
Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
TheOrangeCat
AFK..being taken to the vet to get neutered.
If you are unsure if you are committed to getting a Phd, then you are not committed enough to get a Phd. In which case, why waste your time on something that does not have your heart or passion in it?
We are a long time dead. Go do something that makes you happy and rewards you in the ways you want.
I dropped out. I never regretted it for a second because it led me to a life and experiences I could never have imagined; or accessed from behind university 'walls'.
Carpe diem.
