UGH.

I am so glad this crap wasn’t around when I was in school.

But I am so angry that it’s around while I’m teaching.

And in general.

I remember when I first started college I posted a blog post about the “real reason” people go to college. I’m going to guess that was on…August…18th, 2006.

*checks blog archive*

AH I WAS CLOSE it was August 19th, 2006.

The “reasons” are probably the same now, but the big difference is the ease at which people can just fart their way through without learning anything.

Which, if you ask me, is INCREDIBLY DUMB.

Why waste your time? Why waste your (or your parents’) money? You’re going to look back on this time of your life and wish you’d actually taken advantage of the amazing opportunities you had to actually learn stuff instead of coasting your way through by typing misspelled prompts into ChatGPT.

Or maybe not. Maybe nobody really actually cares anymore.

It’s very discouraging either way.