M(1/T)+QT

that's wrong, what you are referring to is "individualism vs collectivism", there's definitely very developed countries who favor collectivism, the perfect example is Japan.

Gaddafi's rise to power was a bloodless Coup [1], from the little understanding that I have, he was beloved by many Libyans, you should question where these "militias" that took him down came from, his dying words were 'What did I do to you?' [2], and you should question for what reasons should he be considered "tyrannical". Should you look at Libya today, it is ran by territorial gangs, which is antithetical to the idea that they rid themselves of a great evil. Finally I haven't fully educated myself on this, but it's very interesting, just reading the "Background" part of the Libyan Civil War wiki article makes you wonder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_Civil_War_(2011)#Backgr...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Libyan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

[2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/23/gaddafi-last-w...

Very interesting

>if you didn’t do any then you might be punished (eg made to wait a year before returning) even if you do ok in exams.

These are the rules I do not understand and find counterproductive, but your uni seems much more lax.

>you should find some harder classes

I have done this already.

>although they mightn’t be much help

Thanks for trying to help, but you are right, nothing would change, I am almost done with Uni so I'm about to put it behind, but I feel entitled to criticizing how inefficient it is, when a math class has 3 tests during the course of 4 months and they can be passed by studying for 4 days before each test without attending class, then it feels too silly and wasteful to me, but I have no choice but to put up with it.

It's funny you mention teachers being bored because perhaps the problem is that teaching is done wrong, it's funny you also mention "maybe you should do an online U, or skip Uni and just read some texts", because that's exactly what I would do if wasn't so risky to trust that someone out there will take a chance hiring me without going through the systematic gatekeeping, with online Us there's an issue of finding reputable ones (at least georgia tech has an online MS program now, might give that a try at some point).

Here's the huge difference between grinding at work and grinding at school, at work you get paid for it, at school you are being made to grind because someone else thinks that's the best way for you to learn, it feels infantile, teachers should only be there to answer and clarify questions, and the material should all be written. Also there's a difference between grinding because you know it helps you develop the skills you need/desire, let alone money, and grinding because some jackass doesn't know how to teach and assess knowledge.

It's also not about being in the zone every day, people can be "in the zone" perhaps a few hours per day, being generous, there's a whole discussion to be had about productivity in knowledge workers in relation to hours spent working in a day, there's a point where more hours doesn't correlate with more productivity, but anyway, I guess if I'm going to sum up my reply shortly it'd be something like:

Not all work is equally exhausting, not all grinds are equally tedious, and not all grind is pointless tedium, busywork teaches obedience not knowledge.

I can recognize grinding is helpful, but I strongly believe university falls on the "extremely inefficient grind" end, and I feel entitled to criticizing it when it's supposed to be in service of the students.

Anecdotal: I am constantly on the verge of failing classes because to me it's really difficult to attend class, and because many points are assigned to the busywork that is attending class, I lose them, at this point it's a ritual where the (often really bad) teachers pretend to impart knowledge for two hours just to earn their wage. I easily perform way above other classmates when it comes to big projects and tests, of course I have to make up for my grade, but it's bullshit that I am "on the verge of failing" when I demonstrate great understanding and knowledge of the class material. Why is this bullshit? Because I am paying to be taught pertinent information, not to be put on trial for how much busy work I can put up with. But this can be explained because universities are not primarily interested in benefiting the students, their primary interest is on working as a gatekeeper for employers who (the majority) care a great deal about obedience above smart work.

There's extremely few professors good enough to truly warrant 2 hours of focus per class, yet many of them feel literally offended if students don't show up for class, it's a crooked system.

> In most schools you don't even have to show up or do much frankly, you can just 'write the final' if you think you're a genius.

my experience has been the absolute contrary.