• bblkargonaut@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I paid $1000 for books my first semester of college back in 2007. I felt so burnt and violated I never bought another textbook. I made it through the rest of undergrad, a masters, and a PhD in biochemistry by checking out books from the library, borrowing textbooks from friends, and going sailing. When I taught I made it a point to teach my students about all the ways they can avoid becoming a victim like myself.

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            7 months ago

            I can’t tell if you actually are confused or not, so I’ll just answer as if you are: the original poster WAS alluding to pirate-actions.

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              7 months ago

              It was SO smooth I literally just thought “Ah must be nice having a boat to go clear one’s head on the waves once in a while since you’re not hustling to pay for all them textbooks.”

              Whooshed me like a salty breeze, it did. XD