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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 58 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

I was in a high school school physics class and jokingly asked the teacher for an a, and they told me that if they gave me an a they had to give everybody an a, is that what I wanted?

I hesitated for a moment and then said yeah of course I want that yes. Give us all A's.

I was immediately shouted down by every single other student in the class that it wasn't fair.

And I was like, you guys know that grades are all fake anyway and this is all b******* right?

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 7 months ago

Hahaha yeah, humans are weird

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Here's how we can get it to work: everyone gets As but also everyone gets a sticker for each correct answer. Stickers are worthless save the value you give them, the student with most stickers wins nothing except being able to say they have the most stickers.

[–] gimpchrist@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What??? Grades aren't fake.

[–] gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] gimpchrist@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

A grade is a representation of the knowledge you have gathered.. money isn't real, George. But you can absolutely judge a person's sum knowledge. Jesus fucking Christ

[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hahahahahahaha omg, I gamed grades all over the place in school. Learning the syllabus is like 20% of the work you do for an entire class. I would test homework assignments to see if the teachers would even read it and there were many times where I could completely hand in just a blank paper digitally and they mark me with a hundred.

In America at the very least grades are a complete joke that stems from an education system that prioritizes memorization and only includes deductive reasoning as an afterthought

[–] Entropywins@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You just gamed yourself IMHO...

[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

Improve the humble. Graduated fine, learned everything important, paid well.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

My high school classmates agree with you.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yeah well I hope we all make it even more

[–] Denvil@lemmy.one 22 points 7 months ago

Coward, I hope we all make it the most!

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 7 months ago

lmao get loved idiot, get absolutely fucking treasured

[–] ReeferPirate@lemy.lol 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Only when it comes to important shit, I get super competitive when the stakes are low

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 12 points 7 months ago

To be fair being competitive for little things can be fun if everyone else is in the same game

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

yeah well i'm more competitive over pointless stuff

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago

Oh yeah?

I'm more competitive over pointless stuff than you!

[–] Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago
[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Putting on the They Live! shades is a lot different today then it was back in 1988.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Me too, but someone is totally going to step on your neck the moment you show this sort of weakness.

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Yup. Kindness is usually a good default. However, not responding when your kindness gets exploited is a weakness.

Sooooooooo fucking true.

Also, Kindness =/= Niceness

[–] DragonTypeWyvern 6 points 7 months ago

They can try