Just reminds me how different americans are to europeans. Also, I don't
think that's a world I've ever lived in, and I don't believe you have to
just accept Bill's standard american worldview.

—– Original Message —–
From: Liza Sabater-Napier <liza@potatoland.org>
To: Mark Napier <napier@potatoland.org>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:06 PM
Subject: RHIZOME_RAW: If Bill gates wrote this, he IS a genius …


> Sometimes these things are apocryphal but this list of rules is so good
> everyone should keep it around …
>
>
> >Bill Gates' Speech to MT. Whitney High School in Visalia California.
> >Worthwhile reading for anyone. Love him or hate him, he sure hits the
nail
> >on the head with this!
> >
> >To anyone with kids of any age, or anyone who has ever been a kid, here's
> >some advice Bill Gates recently dished out at a high school speech about
11
> >thing they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how
> >feel-good,politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with
no
> >concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the
real
> >world.
> >
> >Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it
> >
> >Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will
expect
> >you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
> >
> >Rule 3: You will NOT make $40,000 a year right out of high school. You
won't
> >be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
> >
> >Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
> >
> >Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents
had
> >different word for burger flipping – they called it opportunity.
> >
> >Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine
about
> >your mistakes, learn from them.
> >
> >Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are
> >now.
> >
> >They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and
> >listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain
> >forest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try delousing the
> >closet in your own room.
> >
> >Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life
has
> >not. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give
> >you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear
the
> >resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
> >
> >Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and
> >very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that
on
> >your own time.
> >
> >Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have
to
> >leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
> >
> >Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
> >
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Liza, I really really hope you are joking?

-e.





Liza Sabater-Napier wrote:

> Sometimes these things are apocryphal but this list of rules is so good
> everyone should keep it around …
>
>
>> Bill Gates' Speech to MT. Whitney High School in Visalia California.
>> Worthwhile reading for anyone. Love him or hate him, he sure hits
>> the nail
>> on the head with this!
>>
>> To anyone with kids of any age, or anyone who has ever been a kid,
>> here's
>> some advice Bill Gates recently dished out at a high school speech
>> about 11
>> thing they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how
>> feel-good,politically correct teachings created a generation of kids
>> with no
>> concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in
>> the real
>> world.
>>
>> Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it
>>
>> Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will
>> expect
>> you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
>>
>> Rule 3: You will NOT make $40,000 a year right out of high school.
>> You won't
>> be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
>>
>> Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
>>
>> Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your
>> grandparents had
>> different word for burger flipping – they called it opportunity.
>>
>> Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine
>> about
>> your mistakes, learn from them.
>>
>> Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are
>> now.
>>
>> They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and
>> listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the
>> rain
>> forest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try delousing the
>> closet in your own room.
>>
>> Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but
>> life has
>> not. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll
>> give
>> you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't
>> bear the
>> resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
>>
>> Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off
>> and
>> very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do
>> that on
>> your own time.
>>
>> Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually
>> have to
>> leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
>>
>> Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
>>
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Liza Sabater-Napier wrote:

>>
>> Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it
>

Rule 1: Life is not fair- do everything in your power to change this,
even if you spend
years and your accomplishments are miniscule.

>>
>> Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will
>> expect
>> you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
>

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. Your
accomplishments are
beautiful enough in private. There is no need to convince anyone else.


>> Rule 3: You will NOT make $40,000 a year right out of high school.
>> You won't
>> be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
>

Rule 3: You will NOT make $40,000 a year right out of high school. You
won't be a
vice president with a car phone until you earn both. Alternatively, you
could accept
mere contentment and a sense of well-being, a feeling of continuous
living without
any disconnection. Or yeah, "a car phone."


>> Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
>

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, drop out of high school and
hitch hike
cross country, sleep in hostels or park benches and learn. Never have a
boss.


>> Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your
>> grandparents had
>> different word for burger flipping – they called it opportunity.
>

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents
had a different
word for burger flipping- they called it opportunity, and they spent
thier entire lives as
burger flippers in the mistaken and delirious hope of some day getting
promoted to
manager.


>> Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine
>> about
>> your mistakes, learn from them.
>

Rule 6: If your parents messed up, it's not your fault, so don't whine
about thier
mistakes, learn from them.



>> Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are
>> now.
>>
>> They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and
>> listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the
>> rain
>> forest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try delousing the
>> closet in your own room.
>

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are
now.

They got that way from paying bills, getting used to life being unfair,
and being
expected to produce something before they could feel content with life.
So before
you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents' generation,
try delousing
the closet in your own room, and then ask yourself: Which do you prefer,
a clean
room, or a better world?


>> Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but
>> life has
>> not. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll
>> give
>> you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't
>> bear the
>> resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
>

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life
has invented
an imaginary hierarchy of success which allows it to dictate winners and
losers. In some
schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as many
times as you want
to get the right answer. This is exactly how you are expected to find
happiness.


>> Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off
>> and
>> very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do
>> that on
>> your own time.
>

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off
and very few
employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Don't work for
any of them.



>> Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually
>> have to
>> leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
>

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. If you think it is, maybe you are
better off
listening to "Bill Gates" give you "advice" over the internet.


>> Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
>

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are they are a low rank wage slave
working
code for a company that doesn't appreciate the sacrifices they made to
please
thier overbearing parents.