I'll just be straight.
I need an advice : How can I survive as a college student majoring humanities with libertarian and anarcho-capitalist being my strong values?
Here's a little background :
The more I delve into academic life, the more I get frustrated with the daily discussion happening in my surrounding. It appears to me that in each literary works we read, the blame is always on capitalism and patriarchy. Although I am glad it is my last year that I have to constantly hear that male domination is the root of evil in our world even in children literature, I can't seem to bear the burden alone anymore. Shouldn't university be a place where students are free exercising their critical thinking and challenging dissenting views?
My experience was that, whenever I tried to see a literary work from different views than marxism and feminism perspective, the supervisor pulled me back in trying to see the dynamic in each stories from either views. Is it really always the fault of capitalism?what if the characters in the novel is just exercising their freedom of thought and action? they're inanimate objects after all. What if it's not about patriarchy? but anyway, it's getting even harder to have a civil discussion especially when we have dissenting views.
I try not to care about others view but I hate it when I have to comply to their perspective. They can be free seeing literary work from their views but let me exercise mine. Even they say ' there's no right or wrong answer, there's still 'I agree and disagree with your answer' which comes with consequences. Obviously, if they disagree, one would have to rewrite the views and comply to theirs. same shit.
So, any advice how can I stay sane with that kind of environment?
Honestly @nathanpieters is right on that.
The stronger the government, the lack of freedom there is.
When democratic socialism is forcefully applied in all means with the unfortunate brain washing since even our parents' era during colonisation, free enterprise is forcefully being associated with capitalism, which actually with the monopoly standard of mega giant corporations control at current era, is nothing far from a fine line of socialism and communism packaged in business sector.
What I would do, and I am still doing, is to preach the (freedom) Gospel inspired from the true Gospel, which is becoming different and showing what free enterprise is, and letting people realise what anarchy truly means.
But you can't beat the mass at the moment. It starts with one person at a time, and then let the ripple effect happens.
When you shift your mindset of trying to get them to accept your views by just practicing your views with kindness (positiveness) and loving heart to set these captive free from preprogrammed mindset, you are less likely to fee the stress because you are forward thinking and not stuck at obstacles.
Hope that helps.
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Ah thank you for this insight!
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Sounds like your education system is government run. They want you to stop thinking and do as you’re told. The government aims to control all aspects of the economy, and to do that, you must also be on board.
Here, a college degree means very little. Everyone I know who went to a 4 year school and has a degree makes less money than I do. I never even finished tech school. Do you really need to be there? Are you actually learning anything?
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Yes, mine is government run. That's the irony while being ancap lol. I should go to a private ones. I do need to be there just for the sake of getting a silly paper that might not grant me even two comma's club. And whether if I learn anything or not, I actually learn more outside the classes. I think school/ education government run is a bit restrictive. For instance, How can you learn a history of the world in just 4-5 years? there are so many branches that you need to explore and 4-5 years are not enough.
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Omg I’ve missed our conversations
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Universities are not universal anymore, but they are part of a large and complex system that echoes the same points of views in every aspect of culture and even in the everyday talks. Each day is more difficult to have a different point of view. My advice would be to listen more than to speak, so when you really need it you can argue at full power, I hope I can make me understand!! :)
I wish you the best for the academic and all aspects of life. @Macchiata!!
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That's what I try to do in my academic life! more listening less speaking. I only speak when necessary. I think when dealing with such situation, that's one of the best approaches!
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Just a little patience and the institutional paper you need will come easy! I hope you will find colleagues to make a proper dialogue too. I'm sending you the best vibes!!
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