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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.
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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.
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@DDonde I did work hard to earn mine but I just got a bit creative during a few projects.
DDonde · 31-35, M
@TheSacredOne You didn't fucking earn it. I earned mine.
HannahSky · F
@DDonde doubt he didn't do Any work, certain work he didn't know how to manage his issues around
SW-User
@DDonde The rich are literally buying degrees left and right, and you're mad at an english major who made up some stories. Be mad at those who made getting a job dependant on a piece of paper rather than skill. Chill tf out
DDonde · 31-35, M
@SW-User I'm mad at them too
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@HannahSky I just didn't know how to manage severe social anxiety so I did a work around to where I could complete my project while keeping myself sane. I understood the material well enough to be able to do that.
@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.