By Pantafernando 2025-12-04 04:36:59
Yesterday I received an invite for my online course conclusion celebration.
The entire course was pretty long, 4 years, but indeed, aside the exams, it was entirely online: I got some material, got some short videos, had to deliver a couple of works, exercises and eventually exams.
But I never got to meet any of my supposed teachers. Nor any of my supposed colleagues.
And in the invitation, it was written: call your family to celebrate this impressive achievement. The speaches will be deliver3d online, and here is the Youtube link for it.
I couldnt help but feel awkward. Just imagine "calling my family" to watch youtube. As an excuse of my new graduation.
It was actually my second university. My first one was a real and conventional one, with major party and hundreds of students gathered.
Maybe signs of the times. I dont think this university was "bad" just because it was online.
I just feel cheap the entire concept of being online for this.
Also there is this philosophicsl question: by learning everything from static media, maybe this is just an illusion of an university. I was always alone in this trip thus what means it has celebrating.like a real graduation?