Why did school feel better than work?
In both, your freedom is restricted, and your life is regulated by others. Technically, you are more independent as an adult — and you even get paid. So why does it feel worse?
Because you used to have hope.
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Recall your concerns as a student.
Yes, school is tough, and everyone tells you what to do. But at least you’re growing as a person.
Moreover, it will soon be over. All you have to do is graduate, and real life will begin. You’ll earn your own money, get your own place, decide your own bedtime, and decide who you hang out with. Independence and freedom await, which serve as the light at the end of the tunnel. These, of course, are false hopes. As you enter the workforce, you become more enslaved than ever — forced to choose between bullshit and starvation. And, above all, there is no end in sight.
School felt better because you lived on false hope. There was an end in sight, which gave you hope. In work life, you know this sh*t will last forever.
This is why it feels so hopeless.
And why you have nothing to lose.
Note
This is a response to the question posed on Reddit: “Why did school not feel as bad as work?” https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/1aormhs/comment/kq1xldq/ (accessed February 16, 2024)
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