I've never met an old guy in the pub who was not wholesome as hell. I hope to one day be the old guy in the pub. Maybe since I'm almost 30, I could settle for the nearby college bar for now.

[–] Fdos@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Being almost 30 in a college bar is creepy as hell ngl

[–] Shoegazer@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

PhD students are in their 30s aren’t they lol

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I finished mine at 24, but most people I knew were in their late 20s or around 30.

[–] Civility@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's fucking incredible Emma.

Mad props.

Did you straight up go highschool grad -> undergrad -> honours -> done in 2 years doctorate without any breaks in between or did you somehow skip a step/start early?

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So I completed high school with a number of college credits and was lucky enough to have completed my associates and bachelors within 3 years and was able to start a little bit on my PhD, at least in terms of prereqs and credits during undergrad, so I was able to finish my PhD in another 3 years

The real challenge was attempting to have a social life at the same time.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

PhD students should be grading papers or whatever nerd stuff they do

[–] GreenTeaRedFlag@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

It is part of the hedonic treadmill we call academia

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I literally had a friendly old guy in the pub say that to me and I've been together with that woman for five years now.

Thank you "uncle" Tony.

[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It me I'm the friendly person in the pub (at least I try me best to be)

[–] LiberalSocialist@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

:rat-salute-2: