@monarchist @heretical_i @Palky55 @freepatriot
Ahh, got it! Where do you draw the line between nihilism and relativism, vs personal subjective values?
@monarchist @Palky55 @heretical_i @freepatriot This I think is a telling picture of how worthless degrees are today.
I have 2 out of 5 in my company who do not have degress, yet are highly skilled technologists! If you know how do interview, and if you have a good network, you don't have to rely on the shortcut of "degree" in resumes.
@monarchist @Palky55 @heretical_i @freepatriot For me it was a mixed bag. Some teachers were excellent and I still think about them from time to time, others were garbage. The swedish educational system had already begun to decline when I went to university. But I have a feeling it was only the beginning of the decline. Today I read in the newspaper that student no longer read the course material because they think it is too difficult to handle a book with 500 pages.
@monarchist @Palky55 @heretical_i @freepatriot We must pray for this! I mean logically, society cannot continue on its current path for much longer, because that will eventually spell the end of civilization.
@h4890 @heretical_i @Palky55 @freepatriot
Incorporated into writings about Nihilism:
"Nihilism — which declines to accept the human projection of a shared space of universal, absolute, and objective forms of truths, values, and communications — is an extreme form of realism that accepts human inequality and therefore, understands relativism and esotericism in our understanding."
https://www.amerika.org/politics/misunderstanding-nihilism/
When I say "as a student of English," I mean lifelong. I also spent a fair amount of time in the philosophy department and was fortunate to have some great instructors.
@h4890 @Palky55 @heretical_i @freepatriot
They've wrecked it in the USA to the point where employers are actively looking for candidates who do NOT have college degrees.
@h4890 @Palky55 @heretical_i @freepatriot
I was fortunate in education, but it became clear that the really good stuff we learn of our own initiative. Life is esoteric after all.
@h4890 @Palky55 @heretical_i @freepatriot
He was an optimist who embraced fate. I think he would believe we are ready for a bounce.