Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 This University genuinely just fell off a cliff due to covid and never recovered
pretty much every university this
general
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Neither uwaterloo or queens seems to have
idk if Canadian schools were more insulated to the effects of covid
but if anything, they made Uwaterloo harder when it went online
I don't think it's necessarily about being hard/easy
the sentiment pre-covid was most people were in university for some combination of learning & the "experience" (defined however you want)
sure there were some people there for the piece of paper, but it was the minority
now it's transactional, profs are checked out, students are checking boxes, and nobody goes 1 step further than is required
and look, I'm not saying "college isn't worth it" or that it's completely dead everywhere with no exceptions
but I really do think it's been a widespread change
I guess I just have not noticed any from either of the universites I've been to
I hope there are colleges out there that do manage to remain insulated
yeah there will be other covid effects and generational shifts and all
yep, that too
being slow to adapt to AI, and moving to digital coursework imo are also huge L's
for K-12
it's one thing to have good software for tracking work or w/e
but even well-funded districts just outsource all their material to "reputable" curriculum providers
which turn out to be glorified Indian scammers
and no one catches on because the interface and delivery method are slick
idk, I just really hope education in general is able to bounce back, in some form
not just for the "societal good" angle either
I finished my grad school during covid while professors were still in the "I don't understand new technology" mindset and most were just hoping people would show up in person, and since it was, ya know, Houghton, Michigan and there were at most 20 covid cases, everyone showed up in person to lectures and exams anyway.
Thursday, October 30, 2025
That's a kid in a suit
damn, Elsweyr is gonna be crazy in ES6
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Friday, October 31, 2025
Thanks Fire
hbds
But it could be 131 as in 13/1, so january thirteenth
Or perhaps he was born on the 131st day of the year
happy birthday on May 11th spooky
Replying to Polar_ #polar_ Do you guys get a lot of trick or treaters
Well shit, im realizing for the first time ever im actually living in a suburban area rather than bumfuck nowhere. I suppose I should scrounge up a little bit of candy or something
Replying to Sienna Wolven #siennawolven Well shit, im realizing for the first time ever im actually living in a suburban area rather than bumfuck nowhere. I suppose I should scrounge up a little bit of candy or something
Apparently kids want potatoes now for Halloween. I heard that on the radio at the shop today at work
Mini, idk if you're joking, but the guy I'm hanging out with said the same thing
he hands out mini russets
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 he hands out mini russets
I’m not joking I actually heard that on the radio today and was confused by it
Trick or Treaters have successfully navigated the killing alley
how the fuck are there 4 samurai but 0 pirates
I demand a recount
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