I Don’t Need No Education
by A look at the philosophers of the world and why you don’t see them anymore. Also the slim choices they have in this world and what they can do to live life.
Apprenticeships are about learning how to do the work while getting paid, usually by cash. Historically apprenticeships have been done by young children learning responsibility and young men trying to get their foot in the door of a particular trade. Today it’s still basically the same; it’s a casual way of proving yourself in the workforce.
You see, I can come up with excuses all day. I can say college education isn’t needed; machines are taking all the basic jobs making it hard to gain experience or maybe even pull out some kind of race or sex card. In the end all of that comes down to excuses and laziness. That’s not the point of this little essay though, just so we have that cleared up.
The question I want to answer is how can philosophers function in this society? You can’t do anything with a college major in philosophy. I’ve seen people get their Master’s Degree in philosophy, get out of college and have no idea what to do with it.
A philosopher cannot, and must not ignore his own mind. It’s just the way they work. So what do they do? Become authors? Freelance journalists? Advice columnists? They’ve got to get their ideas out somehow. And there aren’t very many choices out there. But no one can be just a philosopher on the side. That’s why philosophers need to figure out how to be philosophers within a normal job. This works for management, any kind of writing, teachers, anywhere where they have freedom for creative input.
But of course you still need an education for these things. This is exactly what makes it hard. Sometimes a strong mind can get in a person’s way of becoming a strong mind. The more you have the harder it is to hand onto. This makes the best choice to ignore that mind, pressure yourself into conforming and never stop moving. Keep yourself busy; overachieve on homework, chores and work. Make sure that mind never gets a chance to meditate.
Then, when all is said and done and you’re out in the real world with a college degree, that’s when you better hope that inner philosopher of yours has a chance to get out. If it’s not there and you lost touch with your roots in all the excitement. Well, is that such a bad thing?
That, as I always say, is today’s quote.
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