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I lied my ass off to earn my degree. Does that make me an evil person?

This is something that has weighed on my mind for years. Normally I don't speak about myself in such a way but I figured this is something important enough to me that I am bringing it up. In college I had a lot of social anxiety and could not approach anyone to save my life. In projects where I had to interview strangers or reach out to others I did not know I cheated. I lied, I crafted falsehoods, I weaved such an elaborate believable project for my classes based on well thought out lies and I aced every single one.

I knew exactly what to do to avoid suspicion from my professors. I knew exactly how to doctor my results to where they were not too perfect but not terrible wrong either. My professors were highly experienced in their fields yet not once did I land on their radar for suspicion.

All in all, I do feel terrible looking back at what I had done to pass my classes and to earn my degree. It's something that does eat at me from time to time but I graduated a long time ago so it no longer really matters. In the end I won.
FreestyleArt · 31-35, M
Don't feel bad. Most of the school system is fucked up anyway. I would actually do the same thing but only to hurt the school. not a degree.
HannahSky · F
@FreestyleArt oh be an artist 🎨 way more important
FreestyleArt · 31-35, M
@HannahSky it is. my dream. to own a studio. be a director of Galaxy Warrior and hire animators so I can give them Ideas. copy my own characters to be in the cartoon and such :)
HannahSky · F
@FreestyleArt live that dream 🤗
SW-User
The point was for you to understand the material, and well, you did. Quite well obviously. So it doesn't really matter
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@SW-User I knew the material very well and knew enough to be able to pull off what I pulled off.
SW-User
@TheSacredOne Then you're good. Doesn't matter.
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TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@MalteseFalconPunch No, I haven't done that since those days.
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SW-User
Your professors didnt notice because they didnt care. Why do you care what people think about it? I worked hard for mine and I'm proud of it. I guess you'll never have that
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@SW-User It's just something that rears it's head at me from time to time.
SW-User
@TheSacredOne Get over it. No one cares
What area of study?
@TheSacredOne Well, having studied media, you should know that the press is full of shit right?

Creative writers make a living out of making up bullshit right?

I'm surprised you weren't the dux of your graduating year..
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@Mandalorian I actually was top tier in a creative writing and in a poetry class. I did earn my honors tassel and I graduated in the top 10%-15%. Magna Cum Laude.
@TheSacredOne Frankly, I dont see the issue here at all...its not like your area of study was medicine, psychology, education or anything like that...

To bullshit your way through a media and creative writing degree is nothing more than street cred!
SW-User
its ok Jeff Bezos makes his $$ off the backs of Amazon slave labour
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@SW-User I've kissed ass to get promotion after promotion so hey.
SW-User
@TheSacredOne btw you look like Sal Vulcano the comedian omg
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@SW-User had to google the guy but I can see how.
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@HannahSky I know :(. I haven't done any of that since.
HannahSky · F
@TheSacredOne just some cheating, you had to figure out how to do what was expected to pass
DDonde · 31-35, M
I worked my ass off to complete mine. How do you think I feel about it?

You didn't earn your degree.
@DDonde He's a troll so I wouldn't believe any of this
HannahSky · F
@TheSacredOne I get it, too bad you weren't able to find a way through that anxiety
Everyone suddenly becomes holier than shit. No worries here.
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@BeefySenpie Oh hardly.

 
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