#brennan stark

[bea-lele-carmen]

So full of truth oneee of the best articles ive read as an anticonformist bohemian girl that didnt wanted to go to high school and never ever to College . After spending even a few days in the American schooling system, it becomes perfectly clear to students and teachers alike that school is not really about learning. In fact, to the ambitious learner, it seems as though school actively makes it harder to learn anything useful by taking up lots of valuable time, ruining sleep schedules, and separating all of the bodies of knowledge into discrete disciplinary boxes.

In my case, most of my friends lamented that school had actually ruined reading and learning for them and one of my close friends summed up the learning environment of high school precisely, saying, “I’m too busy to learn.”

It is also quite clear to the adults that send children to school for thirty-five hours a week as adolescents and often pay six-figures to send their children to college that school is not really about learning. When I asked the adults in my life how much of what they learned in college they actually used, most laughed. I think the highest answer I got was around 10%.

If school is not really about learning, then why do all ambitious, smart young people go and why do all of the adults in their lives insist that they go? The conventional answer is the financial payoff. Students don’t go to college to learn about Plato, but rather to earn a larger payday after college. In this view, college is a financial investment.

The conventional view of college as a financial investment is flawed. Almost half of the observed college degree premium can be explained simply by ability bias. Of the other half, almost all of it is explained by Signaling Theory, which has interesting implications that suggest, particularly for high-achieving, smart students, there may actually be an economic deterrent for attending college.

In this essay, I will analyze the economic argument against attending college as well as posit an alternative explanation for why students attend college and parents insist on it: conformity.

Primarily, students attend college to signal conformity to members of their tribe, notably their parents, relatives, teachers, and peers. While it is possible to signal intelligence, work ethic, perseverance, and many other traits in other ways, a college degree remains the only true signal of conformity.

If a student refuses to adequately signal conformity, members of the tribe will impose social costs on them in the form of lost friendships, disapproving “life talks,” and sometimes even the withdrawal of emotional and financial support. Scariest of all for the student who skips college, he must stand on his own as an individual and take responsibility for his own actions, decisions, and beliefs. This is true the mark of adulthood and it is a lot of responsibility, but for those who are ready, it is incredibly liberating.

[molly-yasha]

#scaredycat

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Endless Candela Obscura

[chaosgenasi]

Know that I am working every day to leave this place so I can be with my boy again. I hope to be there to tuck you into bed again real soon. Until then, with all my love, Mom.

[5ftboy]

BONUS REACTIONS:

[johnnyspells]

"Yeah, what am I like?"

[twinklestarss]

The Circle of Needle & Thread

Candela Obscura Chapter 2: August 31st

[bixbiboom]

Featuring Spenser Starke as the Game Master, and the Circle of Needle and Thread comprised of Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Luis Carazo and Zehra Fazal, Candela Obscura, Chapter 2 will stream on Twitch, YouTube and in Cinemark Theaters! Get tickets »HERE«!

[supermarket-goblin]

These dimension 20 characters have similar vibes but illicit very different responses from the intrepid heroes.

[wrrms]

everyone else at the table, immediately: 👀👀👀

Candela Obscura: Circle of Needle & Thread Ep. 2

[floweroflaurelin]

Huevember day 8: Beneath Grayslate

Quick one for today! The Tide and Bone cast reveal got me so hype I just had to whip something up for Needle and Thread, too ✨

[hauntedfalcon]

beginning to think Spenser and Brennan have perfected brain-to-brain communication

[littlebosslady7]

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CANDELA OBSCURA CHAPTER 2: AUGUST 31

[myrling-art]

"There is nothing wrong with me."

We are only 1 episode into "Candela Obscura: Needle & Thread", and these two boys have together cured my art block.

Seriously, you can't combine WW1 themes, soft traumatized boys, and supernatural horror without considering the consequences.

Me. I'm the consequences.

Also, that hug reminded me so much of one of my favorite war photos, and what can I say, lads. I felt inspired.

Big thanks to Brennan and Luis for feeding us such a feast! 💚

[dnd-shows-have-my-soul]

I absolutely love the continuing joke of “Fire, Water, Earth” brought to life in Burrow’s End. It’s such a good bit, one that transcends specific series and instead centers itself on a group of friends.

That being said, I’ve seen multiple people begin to predict who is gonna be air. I figured I’d throw my hat into the ring.

First of all, though I love him as a DM, it’s not gonna be Murph. This joke in particular centers around people who are intertwined with both CR and D20. And, as much as I love him, Murph is not that guy. I have no doubt that he’s at least friendly with the Critical Role cast but it’s obvious that he’s closer with Brennan then he is with Aabria or Matt.

So if I had to make a guess, it probably be Spencer. Not only is he involved in CR related content (Candela), he is good friends with both Brennan and Aabria. I’m fairly certain that he was part of a private campaign that involved Matt, Brennan and Aabria.

Something else that I’ll throw out, is that the next time we see the joke, it will probably be during an new season of EXU. I have no insight on when the next campaign of EXU will come out, but I have a fairly strong suspicion that Spencer would be the one Dming it. And that is where we will find our missing joke.

Speaking of, this is off topic. But if anyone feels like drawing Brennan, Matt and Aabria as Fire, Water and Earth Gensai respectively, I will love you forever. Please.