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C's brother didn't complete his bachelor's degree in time for the graduation ceremony at the end of his fourth year of college. he still walked with his class, and there were gifts and hoopla.
i didn't attend, because i thought the whole thing was insulting to everyone who earned a diploma. C and i both graduated on time with double majors. what did our ceremonies mean, if you could get all the recognition without actually finishing?
* * *
around fifteen years later*, i know that it didn't actually take anything away from C, or from me. my achievements have not been undone.
tangentially, this brings me to Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is. i've been watching response to it. on the one hand is the "yay, a metaphor that avoids that now-loaded word 'privilege' and maybe we can have a nice talk!" on the other is "noooooooo, winning on Easy Mode doesn't really count! therefore i can't be on Easy Mode, and you are insulting me by implying that i am!" with bonus "let me explain to you about how i'm not really on Easy Mode!" and a side of "talking about Hardcore mode is causing Hardcore mode!"
Character Class and The Game of Life digs into class more, and does a nice job of looking at the economic advantages and disadvantages of equality.
so far, this is my favorite response about being a good user on Easy Mode:
You may feel that you have been kicked out of Goodness Town! But you were never actually there, because Goodness Town doesn't exist.
Instead, what has happened is that while traveling along Goodness Road, you have encountered some cowshit.
*i still think C's parents made the wrong choice in celebrating when it was convenient instead of when it was deserved.
i didn't attend, because i thought the whole thing was insulting to everyone who earned a diploma. C and i both graduated on time with double majors. what did our ceremonies mean, if you could get all the recognition without actually finishing?
* * *
around fifteen years later*, i know that it didn't actually take anything away from C, or from me. my achievements have not been undone.
tangentially, this brings me to Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is. i've been watching response to it. on the one hand is the "yay, a metaphor that avoids that now-loaded word 'privilege' and maybe we can have a nice talk!" on the other is "noooooooo, winning on Easy Mode doesn't really count! therefore i can't be on Easy Mode, and you are insulting me by implying that i am!" with bonus "let me explain to you about how i'm not really on Easy Mode!" and a side of "talking about Hardcore mode is causing Hardcore mode!"
Character Class and The Game of Life digs into class more, and does a nice job of looking at the economic advantages and disadvantages of equality.
so far, this is my favorite response about being a good user on Easy Mode:
You may feel that you have been kicked out of Goodness Town! But you were never actually there, because Goodness Town doesn't exist.
Instead, what has happened is that while traveling along Goodness Road, you have encountered some cowshit.
*i still think C's parents made the wrong choice in celebrating when it was convenient instead of when it was deserved.
