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I’m sure this has been circulating on the net for a while now, but I thought it was suitable for Friday’s comic relief (h/t to Deans’ Weblog).
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I saw this advertisement for a “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” seminar coming to Toronto and I nearly laughed out loud. It’s written like a tragic morality tale, warning parents not to let their kids go to grad school:
I had two dads – a rich one and a poor one.
One dad was highly educated and intelligent; he had a Ph.D. and had completed four years of undergraduate work in less than two years. He then went to Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University to do his advanced studies, all on full, financial scholarships.
My other dad never finished the eighth grade. Both men were successful in their careers, working hard all their lives. Both earned substantial incomes.
Yet one dad struggled financially all his life and the other dad would become one of the richest men in Hawaii. One died leaving tens of millions of dollars to his family, charities, and his church. The other left a legacy of unpaid bills. Both men were strong, charismatic, and influential. Both men offered me advice, but they did not advise the same things.
The stereotype of the hapless academic continues (”money is the root of all evil” being, of course, the mantra of most academics making over $100,000 a year). But really, I’m still trying to figure out the whole gay subtext, here.
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