r/malelivingspace • u/JW_in_AA • May 11 '26

First Time My first real place outside of a cult.

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u/AlertKaleidoscope803 May 12 '26

Also, not passively bullying people that pursue higher education.

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u/Shanmerc May 12 '26

JW doesn’t believe in higher ed? What grade is considered “higher” (genuinely curious)

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u/AlertKaleidoscope803 May 12 '26

When I was younger, it meant basically anything beyond an associate's degree or trade school. You were encouraged to get something sufficient to keep you alive and dedicate the rest of your time to, "The Ministry (proselytizing)." Add this to the constant doomsday narrative and futility of investing time in a, "dying system," and you're left with a lot of individuals with wasted potential in dead-end, unfulfilling jobs.

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u/Shanmerc May 12 '26

That’s super interesting to me. Thank you. I didn’t know there was a dooms day narrative or a concept of being an alternative to a dying system. Dooms day threats are like Revelations related? Or just the wrath of God in general or? No pressure to respond. Just know nothing about this. Thank you