I'm very lost. ...have been working dead-end jobs since. I had this fantasy that it didn't matter what I did to make money as long as I could pursue my interests in my spare time. But the work is so soul-destroying and exhausting (labouring, factory work, stacking shelves, working checkouts) that I'm finding it increasingly difficult to sustain enthusiasm for life. — Welkin Rogue
I'm 25, graduated in philosophy with honors a couple of years ago... — Welkin Rogue
Then there is the issue of self-esteem and the regard in which others hold you. Oh, you're working temp at a factory -- what good did your philosophy degree do you then? What is wrong with you? — Bitter Crank
See if there's any openings around you for philosophy teachers, maybe in grade school or a community college. You might have to have education credentials, though. — darthbarracuda
Cheers Bitter Crank, you've given me meaningful questions with which to refine my general despair. — Welkin Rogue
It pains me to hear the stories of you 25 and 64 year Philosophy graduates. I cannot directly relate to your situation, since I have had relatively successful career. — Ashwin Poonawala
I hope, we are talking only about the lack of satisfaction of being successful, and not of not making enough for sustenance. — Ashwin Poonawala
How are you two now?. May be by this time you two have good news for us. — Ashwin Poonawala
no prizes at all are awarded to shelf stackers — unenlightened
Don't you believe it! — Barry Etheridge
There are, you should know thousands of graduates of Philosophy, English Lit, and Cross-Cultural Studies in Gender and Race who populate the homeless shelters across America and who queue up daily for stale cheese sandwiches, long-past sale date apple sauce packets, and hard, indeterminate cookies. News Flash: Soup kitchens haven't make soup in decades. It's stale cold food you get. — Bitter Crank
But it is amazing how many people that age are clueless. And 25 is no child. That is a full adult, there should be no excuses by then, but it amazes me how many people in their late twenties have no idea how to think. — TimeLine
It seems like my response to the Philosophy graduates offended some people. I am sorry for making some persons feel bad. I had no intention of it.
I am a new member, and not good at navigating through the website yet. I did not notice the 70 year old's previous write up.
I have a mind with limited means. I cannot relate to all the situations portrayed on the forum. I only select the ones I understand and respond. If I this is causing any resentment, I am willing to take a back seat. — Ashwin Poonawala
his is not my first mistake. — Ashwin Poonawala
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