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Posted by Bent Stigsen on 06/19/06 03:53
R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah wrote:
> Visionary wrote:
> <snip>
>
>> I apologise again, and would like to extend a more formal greeting to
>> the community. So, hello- I am Nathan. I have been a web/graphic
>> designer for 6 years, with no college experience (which probably
>> shows).
>
> In college, most of the people learn sort of literacy--but not
> education. World's great people like Edison
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison>, A. R. Rahman have no
> college experience either. Your 6 years experience shouldn't have to be
> overlooked; for me it's much better than 40 years and sort of.
Jerry only mentioned his 40 years experience because he was asked of his
"worth". And I think Nathan just did it to be informative. Education and
experience does not give weight to arguments in a discussion.
When it comes down to *personal* gain, one shouldn't fool oneself. Clearly,
40 years, much better than 6 years of experience. Some formal education is
better than no education. Both have the *potential* to give knowledge to an
individual, and as such, meaningless to be used in measurement between two
individuals. Thinking that education is overrated, because Edison didn't
need it to gain success, or that years of experience is overrated, because
Mozart composed his first work at age 5, may perhaps satisfy ones
selfesteem, if comparing oneself to others who do have education and
experience, but it is only fooling oneself, and pointless in the first
place because it doesn't "make" a person.
In the end I think it is other qualities that matters. Such as, to actually
listen to criticism, to disregard from ones pride in the hour of need, and
being able to admit to faults. Admit it to others is a plus. Doing it in
public takes extra. Actually I thought it was a bit much, but I can imagine
he felt a bit embarrassed when he wrote it.
Although we had some serious group pressure going on, I'd like to think it
is much to his own accord. Nobody could have forced him to listen, nor did
anybody demand an apology.
[snip]
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/Bent
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