OT: What do u do?

[Zer0.MediA]

I'm a graduate student. I have about 2 years left until I have a Doctorate of Philosophy in Sociology.

I never understood what people do with "Doctorates in philosophy in sociology" other than teach more people to be teachers in philosophy in sociology.

i braid hair.
no college, i taught myself.

So you skipped that all important hair braiding 101 class I've been hearing about?

Cooking is one of the worst things you can do now a days IMO
unless your going to be cooking at like the hard rock cafe or something.

I would think the exact opposite. If you work for an upscale restaurant, your clientele is going to be least effected by the economy. Rich people still want to eat out.

You're only in a "recession" if you're pretty broke in the first place.

 

[L.D.S.]

Cooking is one of the worst things you can do now a days IMO
unless your going to be cooking at like the hard rock cafe or something. good thing your also going to have a degree in something else to fall back on

When you graduate from the Culinary Institutes, you don't get placed in a Denny's serving drunken pussy prowlers.

 

[Zer0.MediA]

I like Denny's.

::hangs head and walks away::

 

[cbavender]

I never understood what people do with "Doctorates in philosophy in sociology" other than teach more people to be teachers in philosophy in sociology.

Someone who holds a doctorate in Psychology, Philosophy, or some other social science has the ability, and obligation, to advance their field through research and publishing. They do research, conduct studies, and write articles. They are the people that evolve a subject and keep it modern.

 

[Zer0.MediA]

So... they do nothing important to anyone other than people in their field... I see.

"I'm going to college to eventually become a writer of articles that nobody cares about."

I don't want to be a dick. I'm not tryin' to knock dude... But that's a course that shouldn't even exist. I thought college was about learning something that will advance the planet. That shit doesn't advance anything except for the bank accounts of colleges.

Philosophy and Psychology will always be "modern", because essentially they're studies in things that can never be proven either way.

 

[L.D.S.]

Hence why I'm going to culinary school.

I had a psychologist call me in for a meeting to intern with him a few years back, only to get turned off by the offer when he told me he wanted to use me to scare children into being better.

Psychology degree's are a joke. They are filed in with other social science degree's as applied arts degree's when you seek a career/job not in that field. People don't take into consideration the immense amount of knowledge you have with a degree in that field. It's just a piece of paper when all is said and done.

 

[cbavender]

Hell, you ain't knockin' me. I know it's all bs, but it is what it is. It all comes down to some people realllly giving a shit about their subject..

With what your saying, you could argue that psychology or philosophy really isn't worth teaching anyway; since it can't be proven and all. No, college isn't all about advancing the planet. College is purely a method to learn. It's when people use it as a means to an end, such as a job, or purely "advancing the planet" is when it gets twisted. People just like learning about people, and that's the only reason I am a psych major. And in some peoples minds they may think they are advancing the planet being a psychologist.

But to be quite honest, I agree with you. It's all bullshit, and it's bad for ya.


edit: hungover post

 

[L.D.S.]

It's not bad for you, by any means, unless you're weak-minded and start psychoanalyzing yourself through the diseases and character studies you read about.

My problem with Psychology is that there's a plateau to which I've reached with it. I don't care about sub-categories in the least, but you can only learn so much actual psychology before you have to find a focused field of study.

I tried child, family, criminal, and abnormal psych until I determined that I knew this shit they teach to be true, but exactly the same. The principles are in tact, but what you study when jumping fields are the motives behind serial killers or children with ASPD.

They're basically the same, only the adult has had more time to convolute their thoughts and progress deeper into their mind.

 

[cbavender]

I feel the same as you. Psychology as a whole is an immensely interesting field, but much of it can be learned with a bachelors. I just don't have the interest (or money) to continue on for a post-secondary degree..

Culinary school sounds like the tits tho

 

[KirbyDaAlmighty]

My girl's going to school for Culinary Arts when she graduates High School.

And she listens to Hip-Hop/Most of what I do.
And she;s not a bitch.

I think I've found a keeper.

 

[Zer0.MediA]

She's hot too, isn't she?

Anyway, I just think that psychology and all that doesn't really do anything but hurt people. It gives people excuses for their actions when in reality you never know why someone acts out in certain ways. I never went to college, but know that I have a pretty good grasp on what people are going to do, when, and usually why. It's just an intuition that I was lucky to be born with. I just think it's wrong for a school to charge so much money to "teach" what is essentially just theory, when another word for "theory" is "guess".

 

[KirbyDaAlmighty]

She's hot too, isn't she?

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/106/l_5603d085d61f408f814603e9cf9ba2a3.jpg

She has big ass eyes.
Only makeup she wears is eyeliner, unless lip gloss counts as make up.

 

[BEAR]

She's hot too, isn't she?

Anyway, I just think that psychology and all that doesn't really do anything but hurt people. It gives people excuses for their actions when in reality you never know why someone acts out in certain ways. I never went to college, but know that I have a pretty good grasp on what people are going to do, when, and usually why. It's just an intuition that I was lucky to be born with. I just think it's wrong for a school to charge so much money to "teach" what is essentially just theory, when another word for "theory" is "guess".

http://www.google.com/search?q=scientific+theory&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

 

[Zer0.MediA]

As used in science, a theory is an explanation or model based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning, especially one that has been tested and confirmed as a general principle helping to explain and predict natural phenomena.

That's from one of your links.

I don't really understand what your point was.

And Kirb... Get a ring on that girl before she wises up. LoL.

 

[MID-WEST785]

And Kirb... Get a ring on that girl before she wises up. LoL.

For real huh? lol

 

[Zer0.MediA]

Ah he's young... There's plenty of poon in his future.

 

[BEAR]

That's from one of your links.

I don't really understand what your point was.

And Kirb... Get a ring on that girl before she wises up. LoL.

It's just semantics. A guess implies little to no evidence. For something to be considered scientific theory, it has to have a ton of supporting evidence.

 

[identity-x]

I never understood what people do with "Doctorates in philosophy in sociology" other than teach more people to be teachers in philosophy in sociology

you're not too far off base...buuuuut...

most PHD candidates in sociology shoot for jos at research universities sinstead of a teaching colleges or community college...more money, more prestige. teaching becomes part of what they do so they can continue their research interests.

a lot, however, end up doing community work, entering the public sector to do research for government entities and, less commonly, private sector research

 

[Zer0.MediA]

People formulate guesses based on facts. Call it a "theory", a "guess", a "hypothesis".. all the same shit to me.

Main Entry: theory Part of Speech: noun Definition: hypothesis, belief

Synonyms:approach, argument, assumption, base, basis, code, codification, concept, conditions, conjecture, doctrine, dogma, feeling, formularization, foundation, grounds, guess, guesswork, hunch, idea, ideology, impression, method, outlook, philosophy, plan, position, postulate, premise, presentiment, presumption, proposal, provision, rationale, scheme, shot*, speculation, stab*, supposal, suppose, supposition, surmise, suspicion, system, systemization, theorem, thesis, understanding

Antonyms: certainty, fact, proof, reality

a lot, however, end up doing community work, entering the public sector to do research for government entities and, less commonly, private sector research

What do they research?

 

[BEAR]

People formulate guesses based on facts. Call it a "theory", a "guess", a "hypothesis".. all the same shit to me.

Like I said, semantics. Just ends up sounding like a huge understatement.
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