LURADIO

this finals season, only my second at berkeley, has brought a few things into perspective:
most notably is the fact that q-tip’s “let’s ride” is the shit. i remember thinking that it was dope, then getting it confused with breathe and stop and being disappointed, then patrick got it and reminded me. banananananas.
next up, i actually do like crunk music. some of it anyway. how dope is it to have that much energy? never scared is my pre-test jam.
third, contrary to what i had expected, berkeley has made me jaded of academia. throughout high school, i always could be termed a ‘nerd’ and for the most part, still can be. but in high school, i liked to learn stuff simply for the sake of learning it. i know thiiiiiis much. teachers rewarded you based on that amount of knowledge. that just no longer appeals to me. who gives a cheez-it if you know every english king’s birthname. such is the issue i take with many poli sci and history majors. it is like glorified trivial pursuit. and it just bores me to no end.
i realize people talk endless shit about majors like ethnic studies, so maybe i am just beginning to get defensive.
but it seems like you learn history, sociology, econ, poli sci, etc as part of a larger context. that knowledge becomes a tool, instead of simply learning it for its own good and writing books about it. i also feel like what i learn on my own time is more important than what is taught in class. some professors may just give a framework to analyze life with.
finally, moderates and people who talk big are becoming increasingly repulsive.