Tweeted Proof That Your Arts Degree Will Probably Make You Bitter
When you were in high school and adults were encouraging you to pick your passion and go to school for it, they didn't warn you about the real gravity of that decision. I mean, let's be serious, they're going to ask us to plan the whole rest of our lives while also requiring us to still ask to go to the washroom? How does that make senes?
Many of us end up pursuing a degree in the arts because we love writing, or philosophy, or maybe we're just a crazy theater kid. But, where does that get us? Angry and in debt.
People Are Gonna Get A Bit Sassy With You
There seems to be this idea out in the world that if you have an arts degree, all you did was go to school for four years or so and talk about the same stuff that other people did, which makes people think you know nothing.
You Get A Bad Rap For Correcting People
Automatically, everyone is gonna think that they can't talk to you without you correcting every grammar and syntax mistake they make, and it will STRESS THEM OUT. Probably because they are right about you, though.
No One Is Going To Support You More Than People Who Don't Know You
Why is it that the people who are supposed to be there for you are the ones who aren't gonna support your dreams? You'll find over time that your biggest fans are your Uber drivers and people you meet in bars.
The Struggle Is Constant And It Is Real
Social media really ruins everything you thought you knew about good grammar and spelling. It doesn't take long for all that proper English training to go down the drain if you're on Twitter every day.
You'll Wonder If You're The Only One Out In The Real World
But then you'll learn that there are lots of people in the world who like to read, just not the same way you do. Just because someone likes to crush through Harlequin romances doesn't mean they're less cultured than you.
It's God, And He's Just As Disappointed In You As Your Parents Are
Your sanity will begin to unravel, your eye starts to twitch, and you wonder how all that money and time spent in school got you a job you could have gotten without your degree.
Warning The Younger People In Your Life Becomes A Favorite Pastime
They need to know that life only gets harder. Encourage them to celebrate their successes and build a thick outer skin now, so that life will not be as hard on them as it has been on you.
Sometimes, It Might Feel Like You're Partially To Blame
You're probably not. I mean, no one is. Whose fault is it really that it feels like there is no spot in the world for people who have an arts degree other than to teach?
No really, I'm asking.
You'll Start To Miss The Things That Used To Bother You
You'll miss your teacher's dumb jokes, and you'll miss arguing about the grade you got, and all the drama that came with your group work—because your whole life is just one giant group work project now.
"Why Can't I Be Better At Other Things?!"
You'll curse your soft skills and writing talent and wish you could trade them in for something that might help you find a job that will pay more than barely above minimum wage.
Suddenly, The School Struggle Doesn't Seem So Bad
Even though school seems like it was some of the worst times of your life, you would do anything to get those days back. You'll soon look back on the sadness and thrill of preparing for a final as your glory days.
Even When You're In School, You Get Meh About It
Oh, attendance isn't mandatory? See ya later! But what are you going to do instead? Stay home and watch Netflix and pretend the weight of the world isn't crushing down on you?
Let's Face It, Your Brain Turns To Mush
You used to think that you were so smart and had so much potential, just like everyone told you you did, but now you're just not even sure if you know who you are anymore.
Theater Kids Were Next-Level
The weird thing is that those kids are either in like really successful management positions now because they're so outgoing, or they work at a Starbucks. There's no middle ground. But either way, they're pretty happy.
Your Standards Change Drastically
What used to be a failure in your eyes is now passable because, at the end of the day, what does it really matter? Your grades won't matter when you're working in an office somewhere.
Don't Even Get Us Started On Therapy
Truthfully, we all need it because the world is a mean, sad place. But that might also just feel like it's true because you're mean and sad and need to address some deeply rooted issues.
You'll Spend A Lot Of Time Wondering Why You Bothered
For real, though, maybe the things that we learned in university were important because they taught us things about ourselves, not because we walked away with a degree. Could that be a thing?
Were You Ever As Smart As You Thought?
No matter where you go in life, you're going to meet people who are a lot smarter and more accomplished than you are. But, don't let that get you down. Just secretly hate them while also constantly seeking their approval.
But The People You Looked Up To Might Not Be So Great
Isn't it such a good feeling to look back at moments in your life and see that that maybe some of the people you thought were amazing were just pretentious buttholes who were just as lost as you were?
At The End Of The Day, We All Have Value
Maybe your thing in life will be being the person that people send their work emails to for proofreading before they get sent off to the big boss—and hey, that's OK. That's a great legacy to have.
