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[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Thankfully, around 7-8th grade. The English and History teachers worked in tandem to impose a critical thinking background to their lessons. Of course, it made me and others cynical as shit, but we were at least less surprised when life decided to go in dry.

[–] Jimbo@yiffit.net 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Trust me, if you're thrust in unprepared and need to learn the lessons for yourself you will turn out more cynical in the long run.

I used to be so Idealistic...

[–] AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Can I just respond to this with the entire lyrics for The Logical Song by Supertramp?

[–] GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I miss MadTV... Great reference.