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#0606: Of School And Greatness
After a week of philosophy finals and a boy’s question about Descartes, the narrator realizes that their class was merely an exercise in self‑deception and academic fraud. He reflects on how teachers may simplify lectures and arbitrarily set grades to keep the illusion alive, urging students to act quickly before reality hurts. The story recounts his own academic journey—studying art, sculpture, programming while seeking companionship—and a Dean’s final blow that made him realize school was fake. He notes that many workers are told “forget college” which feels cruel, and that numbers 25‑80 represent the stages of this fraud. Yet he believes one can move mountains if they first move themselves; biographies become turning points to escape early. He concludes with a vision of greatness: becoming both professor and forever student, letting passions guide the path, using books as vessels of wisdom, and making each step toward greatness wiser.
