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Re:More Students Are Turning Away from College and Toward Ap... by Animats on Sunday March 19, 2023 @02:42AM (#35216626)
> What have you read recently?

"Embrace the Suck", by Gleeson. (Yet another Navy SEAL memoir. This author seems to enjoy the suffering a bit too much. Other SEAL memoirs describe the same training, but not with such enthusiasm for the pain.)

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Re:More Students Are Turning Away from College and Toward Ap... by runlaszlorun on Sunday March 19, 2023 @02:57PM (#35222247)
I’m going out on a limb here… but did they all tell you about how hard ‘hell week’ was?
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Re:More Students Are Turning Away from College and Toward Ap... by Animats on Sunday March 19, 2023 @04:47PM (#35223418)
Yes. It's about purpose. SEALs all write about how tough it is, but it's seen as a means to an end. People in that business need to be that tough to succeed on actual missions.

Gleeson seems to be into the suffering for its own sake.

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Re:More Students Are Turning Away from College and Toward Ap... by wolverine876 on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:12AM (#35227541)
Sorry, I meant, 'what have your read out of academia recently' that matches these claims?
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