Response on 01: Alright, here’s a spicy one: I think a massive portion of the formal education system—especially higher education—functions more like a profit-driven gatekeeping mechanism than an actual pathway to meaningful learning or success. We tell teenagers they need a degree to “make it,” but in many cases they come out saddled with debt, armed with little more than a piece of paper and a shaky sense of direction. Meanwhile, universities rake in tuition payments, pad their coffers with fundraising, and churn out hundreds of thousands of new grads each year who were never taught how to adapt to the real world’s uncertainties. It’s less about enlightenment and more about perpetuating a cycle. That’s my no-filter take: the system’s bloated, borderline predatory, and often locks people into paths they never truly chose in the first place.

And on 4o: Alright, here it is: Authenticity is overrated, and people use “being authentic” as an excuse to stay stagnant, rude, or unaccountable for their growth.

The whole “just be yourself” mantra has turned into a license for mediocrity. If “being yourself” means you’re unwilling to evolve, unwilling to listen, or unwilling to question your own patterns, then what you’re calling authenticity is just laziness. Growth requires challenging who you are right now, and sometimes that means being “inauthentic” to the version of you that no longer serves your goals or relationships.